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Nursing Diagnosis & Midwifery 2018

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Journal of Nursing and Health Studies

ISSN: 2574-2825

E u r o S c i C o n E v e n t o n

Nursing Diagnosis &

Midwifery

Stress levels of nursing students: first clinical experience in

pediatric units

Bengu Cetinkaya and Sibel Serap Ceylan

Pamukkale University, Turkey

Bengu Cetinkaya et al., J Nurs Health Stud 2018 Volume: 3

DOI: 10.21767/2574-2825-C4-011

tatement of the Problem: Clinical experiences are source of stress for

students. In pediatric clinical practice, patients are perceived as more

fragile, and therefore students are experiencing more stress. Learning may be

inhibited by the stressful clinical experiences. Identifying stressful situations

is necessary for the development of strategies to prevent them. For this

reason, this study was conducted to determine the stress levels and stressful

situations of the students who participated in the clinical practice for the first

time in Pediatrics Units. Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: 152 third-year

nursing students completed “Turkish version of clinical stress questionnaire”

and “students are defining characteristics data form” in the decriptive-type

study. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and independent

samples t test. Findings: The students who gave care to the pediatric patients

had the most stress related to "fear of harming the child" and "performing

invasive procedure". There was a significant relationship between the stress

score of the students and the performing invasive procedure. Performing

invasive procedure increased stress level in students. There was a significant

relationship between the stress score and asking for support from the

instructor. Because of the high level of stress, the students requested support

from the instructor. Conclusion & Significance: Practices in pediatric clinics

cause stress in nursing students. It is suggested to make the clinical education

environment positive by identifying stressful situations.

Biography

Bengu Cetinkaya has completed his PhD from Ege University

Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Pediatric Nursing.

She is an Associate Professor and teaches at Pamukkale

University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pediatric

Nursing. She has published more than 10 papers in reputed

journals and has been serving as a Reviewer for international

and national journals.