Factors associated with the onset of stress in a sample of university nursing students

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the factors associated with the onset of stress in a sample of university nursing students. Descriptive, exploratory and cross-sectional study, with quantitative approach, carried out with 181 nursing students of a higher education institution. The data were collected by the Assessing Stress among Nursing Students questionnaire and processed in Statistical Package for Social Sciences software. The main results show that the stress conditions are present throughout the course of undergraduate nursing, with emphasis on the field performance of practical activities that showed high levels of stress in the sixth semester. It was concluded on the need to develop comfortable means to lead students to experience a healthier academic training to help reduce stress factors.