Understanding nursing students' stress: a proposed framework

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Psychology
• Healthcare Studies

Background:

• Limited research exists on nursing student stress.
• Inconsistent theoretical frameworks hinder understanding of nursing student stress.
• A need for a comprehensive framework to study nursing student stress is identified.

Purpose of the Study:

• To establish a framework for understanding the stress, coping, and adaptation process in nursing students.
• To review recent literature on undergraduate nursing student stress.
• To propose Pollock's Adaptation Nursing Model as a suitable framework.

Main Methods:

• Literature review of recent studies on nursing student stress.
• Discussion and recommendation of Pollock's Adaptation Nursing Model.
• Application of the chosen framework to organize the review.

Main Results:

• Pollock's Adaptation Nursing Model offers a structured approach to understanding nursing student stress.
• The model facilitates a comprehensive review of existing literature.
• The framework can be utilized by various stakeholders in nursing education.

Conclusions:

• Pollock's Adaptation Nursing Model provides a valuable framework for studying nursing student stress.
• Implementing this model can enhance the understanding of the stress, coping, and adaptation process.
• Nurse educators, practitioners, administrators, and researchers can benefit from this framework.