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Perceived stress and coping strategies among J ordanian nursing students during clinical practice in psychiatric/mental health courses
Author(s) -
AlZayyat Abdulkarim Subhi,
AlGamal Ekhlas
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of mental health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.911
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1447-0349
pISSN - 1445-8330
DOI - 10.1111/inm.12054
Subject(s) - stressor , coping (psychology) , data collection , mental health , nursing , psychology , nurse education , clinical practice , medicine , clinical psychology , medical education , psychiatry , statistics , mathematics
Clinical practice in the psychiatric/mental health nursing ( PMHN ) field is considered a highly‐stressful experience for nursing students. The purpose of the present study was to identify the degrees of stress, the types of stressors, and coping strategies perceived by undergraduate nursing students during their clinical practice in PMHN courses. A descriptive, longitudinal design was used. S ixty‐five students registered in PMHN clinical courses were recruited from five J ordanian universities using a systematic random‐sampling method. Data collection was conducted in the second semester of the 2012–2013 academic year at two points of time: pre‐ PMHN clinical training and post‐ PMHN training. The B asic I nformation Q uestionnaire, P erceived S tress S cale, and C oping B ehavior I nventory were administered. Students' ages ranged from 20 to 25 years. The findings illustrate that the highest reported types of stressors at both data‐collection times were taking care of patients, stress related to teachers and nursing staff, and from assignments and workloads. The most utilized coping strategy at both data‐collection times was problem solving. The findings of the present study are useful for clinical educators in identifying nursing students' stressors, easing their learning in the clinical setting, and establishing an efficient PMHN course programme.