Assessing Level of Stress among Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Ramandeep Kaur, Trishna Rani Deka

Abstract: Background: Stress is defined as mental, physical, emotional and behavioural reactions to any perceived demands or threats. Stress may affect every age-group and there may be various reasons which can cause stress to a person. The intensity of stress is found to be higher in health care profession. Nursing students are found to face both academic as well as professional stress during their training period. Since stress has become one of the major issues; it has become very important to assess the severity of stress level among nursing students. Thus, the study aims to assess the severity of stress among nursing students. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 122 nursing students of B.Sc Nursing 1st semester, GNM 1st year and Post Basic B.Sc Nursing 1st year of Arya Nursing College by Convenience Sampling Technique. The UN Management Stress tool was used to collect data. Results: The result revealed that majority 94(77%) had moderate stress level, followed by 21(17.2%) had no stress or normal and only 7(5.8%) had under severe stress. Moreover, among all the courses the stress level was found highest among students pursuing B.Sc Nursing 74.6 % (SD=2.810) followed by GNM 58.30% (SD=3.116) and least was found for the Post Basic B.Sc Nursing 57.76% (SD=3.898) Significant association was found between level of stress and age (p=0.038), course undergoing (p=0.001), source of funding course fees (p=0.001). Conclusion: The study concluded that majority of the students have moderate level of stress.

Keywords: Stress, Nursing Students, Stress level, Profession, Health

How to Cite?: Ramandeep Kaur, Trishna Rani Deka, "Assessing Level of Stress among Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Survey", Volume 14 Issue 11, November 2025, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1337-1341, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR241110084422, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR241110084422