Students Stress in Nursing School

Valbona Bilali, Sokol Bilali

Abstract: Introduction Stress is a situation that provokes negative feeling to people. The aim of this study is to compare the stress levels among the students in a school of Nursing, to find out the source of stress and its impact in academic level. Material and Methods This descriptive study was conducted in the Nursing School in Tirana, Albania during a period November 2013 through February 2014. Sixty students were enrolled in the study including those earning a degree diploma in the General Nursery education. Results The students in the third year of studies, 50 percent manifested perceived stress often compared with the first and second year students. The academic performance consists stressful in 50 percent of students in the first year, and increased in 55 percent of the students in the third year. Meanwhile the stress shown during relationship with the school teaching staff and personnel was higher in the first year of the students studies and decreased in the third year by 35 percent. Conclusion The findings of this survey confirm that nursing students experience high levels of stress. For this reason, there is need of a good collaborative according faculty staff and preceptors.

Keywords: stress, nursing student, study, questionnaire, professional ability