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- Get organized! Nothing screams "STRESSED" like being disorganized in a program where success demands it. If you take the time to organize your personal and academic life, you will experience a sense of relief and less stress.
- Form a study group with classmates. No one understands stress in nursing school like your classmates. Find a group of students who take the same classes as you and form a peer study group.
- Make sure you have a support system outside of school. I cannot stress how important it is to have friends and family to rely on while you are in nursing school.
- Ask for help! It is okay to want to be independent or self-sufficient, but you do not have to push yourself beyond what you are capable of handling. Nursing school is hard.
Oct 16, 2023 · The study confirmed that students perceived moderate levels of stress in their first clinical training, and the most common sources of stress were taking care of the patients and teachers and nursing staff. However, the main coping behavior was problem-solving. Keywords: students, nursing, stress, coping, clinical training. Go to: Introduction.
Among nursing students specifically, it is unclear how health conditions that are present during nursing school affect, or are affected by, the transition into the work environment, and what role stress plays in structuring these effects.
- Hector A. Olvera Alvarez, Elias Provencio-Vasquez, George M. Slavich, Jose Guillermo Cedeño Laurent,...
- 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000383
- 2019
- Nov-Dec 2019
- Sarah Jividen
- Journal before bed. Nursing school is overwhelming, and your studies will feel like a constant weight on your shoulders. Additionally, you are learning how to save lives and help people cope through some of their most challenging experiences of their lives, which can weigh on you.
- Find your support network. No nursing student is an island, and finding support is essential for your well-being. Consider enlisting and reaching out to friends or family members who can be there if you are struggling.
- Practice deep breathing to lower stress. It may seem obvious that your brain needs oxygen to function, but breathing exercises can reduce anxiety and tension while also improving concentration and focus on your studies.
- Let family and friends know you may be MIA for a while. Nursing school can be stressful on relationships. My first professor gave me some great advice on managing this: be upfront with yourself and others about your demanding school schedule.
Academic distress is a leading cause of attrition among nursing students. The present study tested a positive psychology-oriented model detailing the potential links between nursing students’: (a) psychological resilience; (b) depressive symptoms; (c) intrapersonal well-being; (d) interpersonal well-being; and (e) academic distress.
- Ryon C. Mcdermott, Sharon M. Fruh, Susan Williams, Caitlyn Hauff, Rebecca J. Graves, Bernadette M. M...
- 10.1111/jan.14531
- 2020
- 2020/12
Sep 12, 2018 · Before your first semester of nursing school, it’s important to understand the most common sources of student stress, so that you can find ways to cut certain struggles off at the pass. Typically, nursing school stress stems from academic, emotional, or financial struggle – sometimes all three.
Sep 5, 2011 · Nursing students face not only academic stress but stress at work during their training period. One focus of interest in research on stress at work is the sources of stress, or stressors, which interact and contribute to the onset of stress in organizational settings ( Spielberger & Reheiser 2005 ).
