Assess the Level of Academic Stress among Nursing Students in Parul University of Vadodara District – A Descriptive Study

Abstract

Background: Stress experienced by the students included in the category of academic stress. Academic stress is the response that comes with too many demands and tasks that must be undertaken by students. Students in the academic life will face the problem of social, emotional, physical, and family that can interfere with learning and academic performance. Student response to the stressor will vary. Some students may be frustrated, while others see a stressor as a challenge to be able to try harder. Objective: The objective of the study is to assess the level of academic stress among nursing students. Methodology: Quantitative research Approach with descriptive design was adopted in the study. The setting consists of Parul Institute of Nursing, Parul University of Vadodara. the target population of the study is Students of Nursing Profession. The inclusion criteria of our study are students of 2nd,3rd & 4th year B.Sc. Nursing and 2nd & 3rd-year GNM, whereas the exclusion criteria are those who are not available at the time of data collection and 1st-year B.Sc. Nursing & GNM. The sample size for this study was 100. Non-probability sample technique was used. The tools and technique consist of Section A: Socio-demographic Variable, Section B: Self-Structure Rating scale to assess the level of academic stress among nursing students, Data collection has been done by using validated and reliable tools. Data was analyzed by using both descriptive and SPSS software. Result: The result shows that 74 (74.0%) students having moderate stress, 20(20.0%) students having mild stress, and 6(6.0%) students having severe stress. age, course of nursing students, place of residency, medium of education in school and religion was found statistically significant at p<0.05 level. Gender and monthly family income of nursing students was found statistically non-significant at p>0.05 level. Conclusion: Most of Nursing students had moderate levels of academic stress so interventions should be carried out to lower the academic stress and learning can be improved among the nursing students.