Open AccessStress and coping strategies among undergraduate nursing students: A descriptive assessment from Western Rajasthan
Author(s) -
Mamta Nebhinani,
Ashok Kumar,
Aashish Parihar,
Raj Rani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_231_19
Subject(s) - stressor , coping (psychology) , distress , nursing , psychology , stress management , maladaptive coping , clinical psychology , medicine
Nursing is a very challenging profession, which requires very stringent training since initial years of nursing education. Throughout the training period, students are exposed to various stressful situations. Inability to cope up with varied stressors may lead to psychological distress and impede students' pursuits of nursing career.