Investigation of the psychological pressure and coping style of undergraduate nursing students

Abstract

Objective To investigate the pressure sources and coping styles of undergraduate nursing students and then help them cope with pressures positively and relieve the pressure .Methods Two hundreds and seventeen undergraduate nursing students in West China School of Medicine from four different grades were investigated with the Evaluation Scale about Practical Stress Sources and Level of Nursing Students and Simple Treatment Questionnaire.Results The overall pressure score was （43.848 ±14.253）, and was the moderate pressure.The pressure source ranked first for the ＂worry about patient care mistakes or accidents ,＂ and the score was （1.829 ±0.830）; the scores of pressure source from 1 to 4 grade were respectively （39.02 ± 16.773）, （44.97 ±12.127）, （47.48 ±13.607）, （45.02 ±11.747）, and the difference was statistically significant between two groups （ F =4.081, P 〈0.05）; the average score of positive coping styles was （23.364 ±5.494）, and the average score of negative coping styles was （10.949 ±4.675）;coping styles often used to try to look at the good side of things;no significant difference was found in the average score of positive coping styles in all factors （P〉0.05）.The significant difference was found in the average score of negative coping styles in different household register , whether or not the only child, different grades （t =-2.157,-2.175, respectively;F=36.732;P〈0.05）, in which the average score of negative coping style in rural students was higher than that of city students and the score in non only child students was higher than that of the only child students.The average score of negative coping styles in different grade was analyzed by SNK , and the results found that the score of negative coping styles was increased from 1 to 4 grade.Conclusions Nursing educators should pay attention to the pressures of students from higher grade and countryside as well as the only child, and take effective measures to help them alleviate pressures and cope with pressures positively . Key words: Pressure ; Adaptation,psychological; Coping style; Nursing undergraduate