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- Title
Stressors and coping styles of nursing students in the middle period of clinical practicum: a qualitative study.
- Authors
Li, Fengzhen; Zeng, Yawei; Fu, Yingjie; Wang, Yuenv; Lin, Tingting; Deng, Qianying; Li, Jufang
- Abstract
Background: Nursing students encounter various stressors during their clinical practicum; however, the stressors are not the same during different periods. At present, studies on the stressors and coping styles of nursing students in the middle period of their clinical practicum are rare. Aims: The current study aimed to explore the stressors and coping styles of nursing students in the middle period of their clinical practicum. Methods: A qualitative study with a descriptive phenomenological method was conducted to collect data from 10 nursing students undergoing the middle period of their clinical practicum from December 2020 to February 2021. The data were collected by semistructured interviews using interview outlines prepared in advance. The data were analyzed by Colaizzi's analysis method. Results: The stressors experienced by nursing students in the middle period of their clinical practicum mainly included personal reasons, teaching arrangements, interpersonal relationships, occupational particularity and career planning. Additionally, nursing students coped with the stressors that they face in the clinical practicum by eliminating stressors and regulating emotions. Conclusions: Nursing students experienced various stressors and used a variety of coping styles in the middle period of their clinical practicum, which was different from what occurred in the early and late periods. Targeted interventions should be formulated and implemented to relieve nursing students' stress and guide them to adopt effective coping styles.
- Subjects
CHINA; EMOTION regulation; NURSE-patient relationships; QUALITATIVE research; STRESS management; PATIENT safety; INTERVIEWING; QUESTIONNAIRES; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; JUDGMENT sampling; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; HOSPITAL medical staff; FINANCIAL stress; THEMATIC analysis; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; RESEARCH methodology; PHYSICAL fitness; NURSE-physician relationships; OCCUPATIONAL exposure; MEDICAL preceptorship; PHENOMENOLOGY; INTERPERSONAL relations; TEACHER-student relationships; DATA analysis software; NURSING students; NURSE educators; VOCATIONAL guidance
- Publication
BMC Nursing, 2024, Vol 23, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1472-6955
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12912-024-02063-z