Abstract
Aim: This research was conducted with the aim of determining the methods for coping with stress and stress situations of nursing students in health school.Methods: The universe of the research which has been conducted as descriptive consisted of nursing students of a university (N=460). Sample group was not selected, 320 students who accepted to attend the research included in the study. Data was collected with the interview form prepared by authors, Coping Strategy Indicator and Nursing Education Stress Scale. Data was analysed by numbers, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t test and one way ANOVA.Results: The average age of the students was 20.59±1.5, 71.2% of them were girls and 30.6% of them were at the first grade. Nursing Education Stress Scale mean score of 63.4 ± 17.3 Sub-dimension means for Coping Strategy Indicator 25.0 ± 4.7 for "problem-solving", 25.1 ± 5.3 for "seeking social support" and 24.2 ± 5.3 for "avoidance". It was found that average score of Nursing Education Stress Scale was significantly higher for the students who gender of female and do not voluntarily choose the nursing department at 2st grade whereas the students who voluntarily selected the nursing department had significantly higher problem solving sub-dimension averages (p<0.05).Conclusions: Our results have shown that nursing students experience high stress. Therefore, it is recommended to make arrangements to reduce stress factors in order to protect their health and increase their academic success.
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