Stress, Sleep, and Resilience Among Rural BSN Students in a New Nursing Program
April L Shapiro1, Heather Coddington, Kasey Beckman-Sirk
1Assistant Professor (Dr Shapiro) and Instructor (Ms Coddington and Dr Beckman-Sirk), School of Nursing, West Virginia University, Keyser; and Nursing Administrative Coordinator (Ms Raschella), Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, Pennsylvania. The authors thank Drs Ubolrat Piamjariyakul and Tina Antill-Keener, for guidance throughout the study, and Dr Kesheng Wang and Saima Shafique, for statistical support.
Nursing students
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Student Well-being
- Psychological Health
Background:
- Nursing students face significant stress, potentially affecting sleep and resilience.
- Rural campuses may offer fewer resources, exacerbating these challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the links between perceived stress, sleep quality, resilience, and demographics.
- To identify resilience predictors in senior Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study of senior BSN students (N=16) on a rural Appalachian campus.
- Data collected on perceived stress, sleep quality, resilience, and demographics.
- Statistical analyses included descriptive, bivariate, and multiple regression.
Main Results:
- Perceived stress was significantly linked to sleep quality, resilience, and gender.
- Perceived stress, sleep quality, and gender accounted for 61% of resilience variance.
- Perceived stress emerged as the most potent predictor of resilience.
Conclusions:
- Proactive interventions to reduce stress can enhance student sleep and resilience.
- Ensuring adequate resources is crucial for students on small, rural nursing campuses.
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