Assessment of Clinical Setting Related Stressors Perceived by Nursing Students in Najran University –Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Idris, Amna; Khalil Elfaki, Nahid; Mohamed Ahmed Osman, Abdalla; Allah D. Althubaity, Daif; Idris Sagiron, Elwaleed; Hussein Ahmed, Yahya; Taha Omer, Zeinab; Hashim Hussein Taha, Wargaa; Abdallah Elawad, Leila; Ahmed Fadlala, Aida; Ali Alkhadher, Mujahed; Elradhi Abdlrahman, Nahla; Mahmoud Abd-Alrhman, Neimat; Ramadan Elrefaey, Samah

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2023.336371

Assessment of Clinical Setting Related Stressors Perceived by Nursing Students in Najran University –Saudi Arabia

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Department of Medical and Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia

² Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia

³ Departments of Obstetric & gynocology, College of Medicine, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia

⁴ Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Nursing department, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia,

⁵ Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Optometry department, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia,

⁶ Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia Assistant professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

10.21608/ejhc.2023.336371

Abstract

Background: Baccalaureate nursing students often experience high levels of stress during training that may result in psychological or emotional impairment during their professional life that might ultimately affects the quality of patient care they provide. Aim of the study: to assess the clinical setting related stressors perceived by nursing students in Najran University. Methodology: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study. A convenient sampling technique was adopted for recruiting 141 subjects to participate in the current study was used to assess the clinical setting related stressors among nursing students at the University of Najran. A self-administered questionnaire was utilized for collecting data. Descriptive analysis was followed for assessing the stressors that perceived by students, while Chi-square test was used for determining the associations with risk factors and some variables. Results: about (29.8%) of participants reported that anxiety was the most common emotional symptoms that nursing students suffered, (46.1%) of them had moderate stress level, and there was a highly statistically significant correlation between stress scale and students' clinical experience and enough preparation for the clinical practice significant negative correlation was observed between stress scale and students' opinion about clinical practice (r= -0.499, p=0. 01**),(r= -0.502, p=0. 01**). significant positive correlations are found between Student opinion about clinical practice, Enjoyable clinical experience and prepared for the clinical practice (r= 0.399, p=0. 05*), (r= r. 0.328, p=0. 05*) respectively. Conclusion and recommendation: Less than half of nursing students had moderate stress level in regard to clinical practice. Recommendation: A stress management programs along with good preparation for students before initiating clinical practices with continuing supervision until graduation is highly advisable.

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