A Stress Management Program For Baccalaureate Nursing Students

Author : Kit-Lin Chan
Publisher : Open Dissertation Press
ISBN 13 : 9781374664869
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies of Baccalaureate Nursing Students in Clinical Practice written by Kit-Lin Chan and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies of Baccalaureate Nursing Students in Clinical Practice" by Kit-lin, Chan, 陳結連, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: 2 Abstract of thesis entitled Perceived stress and coping strategies of baccalaureate nursing students in clinical practice Submitted by Chan Kit Lin for the degree of Master of Nursing at the University of Hong Kong in August 2006 Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine Hong Kong baccalaureate nursing students' stress, physio-psycho-social health and their coping strategies in clinical practice. Design: A cross-sectional and descriptive study design was used. Sample: All baccalaureate nursing students studying at the University of Hong 3 Kong who have clinical experiences were invited to participate in this study. Among 342 eligible subjects, 205 completed and returned the survey (response rate was 60%). Methods: A self-administrative survey including demographics, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Physio-psycho-social Response Scale (PPSRS), and Coping Behaviour Inventory (CBI) was used. The researcher approached the eligible subjects at the end of lectures. Those who were willing to participate in the study were required to sign a consent form, fill in the questionnaire and then return it to the researcher immediately. Results: The findings revealed that students perceived a moderate level of stress [mean (SD) = 2.10 (0.44)] and were in good physio-psycho-social health [mean (SD) =1.40 (0.65)]. The most common stressor came from 'lack of professional knowledge and skills' [mean (SD) = 2.34 (0.63)]. Emotional symptoms commonly occurred in response to clinical stress. Students frequently used transference coping strategies, which they found most effective in dealing with stress in clinical practice. Furthermore, year of study and level of stress were the two factors affecting students' health. Year of study and stress from taking care of patients were the two predictors of the frequency of use of the problem-solving approach. Year of study, religion and stress from teachers and nursing staff affected the frequency of use of avoidance strategies. The frequency of four coping strategies, stress from peers and daily life, 4 stress from taking care of patients and religion predicted the effectiveness of coping. Conclusion: The results provided valuable information for clinical educators and clinical staff in identifying students' needs, facilitating their learning in the clinical setting and developing effective interventions to reduce the stress they encounter. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3984909 Subjects: Stress (Psychology) Nursing - Study and teaching - China - Hong Kong Nursing students - China - Hong Kong - Psychology