Exploration of Sleep Health and Behaviors Among Undergraduate Nursing Students.

Abstract

Abstract: Nursing students experience inadequate sleep because of academic demands, with detrimental effects on academic performance. Objective and subjective data informed students' sleep patterns. Actigraphy data revealed that students (n = 46) slept for 392 minutes per night. Among the 38 participants who completed actigraphy and demographic and survey data, Pearson correlation testing revealed significant relationships between self-efficacy and perceived stress (r = -.604, p = .001), as well as average sleep time (r = -.371, p = .022). Qualitative data revealed the impact sleep has on physical and mental well-being. Individual and environmental influences resulted in students achieving insufficient sleep.