Stressors among Nurse Interns' and Their Perception Regarding Coping Strategies
Marwa Abd El Rahman; Harisa El -Sheimy; Samah Mohamed;
Abstract
Background: Stress is seen as a modern society’s illness experienced by professionals from
different sectors. It has effects on people’s behaviors, communications and efficiency. Healthcare
systems usually provide many stimulus that produce stress especially at the beginning of the
nursing career due to the differences between the real world and the ideal world of nursing
"reality shock" (Redhwan,.et al 2009). Aim of this study was to assess the stress levels among
nurse interns, determining stressors facing nurse interns from their points of view and investigate
nurse interns' perception regarding stress coping strategies. Design: A descriptive design was
used in this study. Setting: The study was conducted at Ain- Ain-Shams University, ElDemerdash, Pediatrics, and cardiovascular hospitals. Sample: included all the available nurse
interns having their training in the aforementioned settings they were 110 nurse interns. Tools:
Three tools were used for data collection in this study namely, perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14) to
assess the stress levels, stressors scale to determine stressors among nurse interns, and Coping
Behavior Inventory (CBI) to investigate nurse interns' perception regarding stress coping
strategies. Result: the results of this study revealed that the nurse interns had moderate level of
stress, and the most stressor experienced by them was stressor from hospital staff and the least
one was stressors from taking care of patient, regarding the coping strategies preferred by them
avoidance was the most preferred and transference was the least preferred. Conclusion: The
results provided valuable information for clinical educators and clinical staff in identifying
students’ needs, facilitating their learning in the clinical setting and developing effective
interventions to reduce the stress they encounter. Recommendations: it's recommended to
provide nurse interns with adequate orientation program in the beginning of their training period
to provide guidance and help, supporting them with periodical workshops to improve their skills,
and assisting them to overcome any stressors facing them during the internship year.
different sectors. It has effects on people’s behaviors, communications and efficiency. Healthcare
systems usually provide many stimulus that produce stress especially at the beginning of the
nursing career due to the differences between the real world and the ideal world of nursing
"reality shock" (Redhwan,.et al 2009). Aim of this study was to assess the stress levels among
nurse interns, determining stressors facing nurse interns from their points of view and investigate
nurse interns' perception regarding stress coping strategies. Design: A descriptive design was
used in this study. Setting: The study was conducted at Ain- Ain-Shams University, ElDemerdash, Pediatrics, and cardiovascular hospitals. Sample: included all the available nurse
interns having their training in the aforementioned settings they were 110 nurse interns. Tools:
Three tools were used for data collection in this study namely, perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14) to
assess the stress levels, stressors scale to determine stressors among nurse interns, and Coping
Behavior Inventory (CBI) to investigate nurse interns' perception regarding stress coping
strategies. Result: the results of this study revealed that the nurse interns had moderate level of
stress, and the most stressor experienced by them was stressor from hospital staff and the least
one was stressors from taking care of patient, regarding the coping strategies preferred by them
avoidance was the most preferred and transference was the least preferred. Conclusion: The
results provided valuable information for clinical educators and clinical staff in identifying
students’ needs, facilitating their learning in the clinical setting and developing effective
interventions to reduce the stress they encounter. Recommendations: it's recommended to
provide nurse interns with adequate orientation program in the beginning of their training period
to provide guidance and help, supporting them with periodical workshops to improve their skills,
and assisting them to overcome any stressors facing them during the internship year.
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Title | Stressors among Nurse Interns' and Their Perception Regarding Coping Strategies | Authors | Marwa Abd El Rahman ; Harisa El -Sheimy; Samah Mohamed | Keywords | Nurse interns;stress;stressors;coping strategies | Issue Date | 2018 | Journal | Egyptian Journal of Health Care | Volume | 9 | Issue | 4 | Start page | 237 | End page | 253 | DOI | 10.21608/ejhc.2018.22781 |
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