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Nur Guven Ozdemir1, Berna Kokturk Dalcali2, Soner Berse3
1Faculty of Health Sciences, Fundamentals of Nursing Department, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey. nur.gozdemir@beun.edu.tr.
Background:
Stressors critically influence nursing students' well-being, academic performance, readiness for clinical practices, and professional development. This study tests a hypothesized model examining the effect of stressors on first-year students' readiness for clinical practice.
Methods:
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 553 first-year nursing students from three public universities in Türkiye between April 15 and May 15, 2024. Institutional permissions and ethics approval were obtained (March 29, 2024; no. 621). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and path analysis.
Results:
It was determined that nursing students' readiness for clinical practice increased as their stress related to education, relationships, confidence, and uncertainty, as well as their overall stress levels, decreased (p < 0.001). All stressors negatively impacted readiness for clinical practice of first-year nursing students, supporting all study hypotheses and explaining 73.5% of the variance in students' readiness for clinical practice.
Conclusions:
The findings of this study strengthen the importance of psychological support for students to prepare them for clinical practices. Novice nursing students need a well-organized educational process that helps them manage stress and connect theory with clinical practice.
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