Analysis on the status and influencing factors of stress among nursing students in late-stage of clinical practice

ObjectiveTo analyze the status and influencing factors of stress among nursing students in late-stage of clinical practice, so as to provide reference for developing targeted interventions to relieve the stress.

MethodsA total of 214 nursing students in late-stage of clinical practice were investigated with the positive psychological capital questionnaire, simple coping style scale and pressure source questionaire.

ResultsThe average stress score of nursing students in late-stage of clinical practice were (3.13±0.69) points.The results of multiple stepwise regression showed that personal professional attitude, parents' attitude towards nursing students' professional choice, resilience of psychological capital and negative coping style were the influencing factors of stress (adjusted R²=0.314).The more individuals like their professional attitude, the more parents support nursing students in choosing nursing majors.The higher the score of psychological capital resilience, the lower the score of negative coping styles, and the lower the pressure on nursing students.

ConclusionsThe stress of nursing students in late-stage of clinical practice is in the middle level.The personal professional attitude, parents' attitude, resilience of psychological capital and negative coping style can affect the stress level.