Individual stress among nurses in training: why some leave while others stay

This study involves 413 learners (student and pupil nurses) training in the general nursing field. The study explores the nature of individual stress experienced by learners in both the educational and clinical environment. The latter is found to be more stressful. Stress is found to increase as training progresses. A comparison between learners in this study and those in a previous study (who left training) was made. Individual stress experiences were similar for learners who left training as a result of stress and those who remained. The study also presents a number of individual strategies for coping with stress.