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Xuelin Wang

Xuelin Wang

Sichuan University, China

Title: Perceived stress and coping styles among Chinese nursing undergraduates during clinical practice

Biography

Biography: Xuelin Wang

Abstract

Background: Clinical practice is one of the crucial components in nursing education. Studies showed that the initial period of clinical practice can bring high pressure to nursing students, especially the first 5 months. Because of the multiple events, such as exams and new job, stress levels would occur in large fluctuation and it is necessary to give timely interventions. Current studies were to compare undergraduate and college practice nursing students or only for undergraduate nursing students. The key undergraduates are who had higher scores in college entrance examination and belongs to first-class university, while ordinary undergraduates are from second-class university. Objectives: This investigation was to analyse related factors and the correlation between stress level and coping styles among different levels of Chinese nursing undergraduates during clinical practice. Methodology: 52 key and 53 ordinary undergraduates who had finished 5 months clinical practice completed a self-administrative survey including demographics, Nursing Students Stress Scale and Simple Coping Style Questionnaire. Results: Results showed that undergraduates perceived a moderate level of stress, key undergraduates stress (M=2.76, SD=0.70) was higher than ordinary undergraduates (M=2.35, SD=0.69). The most common stressor for key undergraduates was social support and professional identity (M=3.25, SD=0.89), while for ordinary undergraduates was clinical work (M=2.61, SD=1.02). Undergraduates took more positive coping styles such as transference and staying optimistic. Key undergraduates negative coping styles and stress levels were positively correlated (r=0.281, P<0.05), and clinical teaching stress, family registered residence type and whether it is the only child were the influence factors of negative coping styles. For ordinary undergraduates negative coping styles were positively correlated with working environment and interpersonal stress level (r=0.303, P<0.05), positive coping styles and clinical work stress were negatively correlated (r=-0.279, P<0.05). Conclusions/Recommendations: Clinical educators and nursing colleges should pay attention to the difference of the stressors and coping styles among different levels of nursing undergraduates during clinical practice, and take the targeted effective pressure management strategy to improve the stress response and stress management ability of practice nursing students.