What is it about?
The literature on nurse training has recognised that education, by its nature, is stressful because of the exposure to a range of potentially stressful situations. Some stressors that have been identified include dual aspects of training which include practice and academic components, types of emotional interaction with other professionals, interpersonal aspects of nursing care.
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Why is it important?
The present findings that students using problem-focused and optimism strategies, which are associated with experiencing less stress; rather than, an emotion-focused approach such as avoidance which was associated with increased stress, can lead to valuable practical advice.
Perspectives
It would seem reasonable to suggest that problem-focused coping skills could be a useful recommendation to incorporate as a part of broader coping skills courses embedded within present nurse training curricula or as elective courses for enhancement.
Assoc Prof Andrew E P Mitchell
University of Chester
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This page is a summary of: The perceived psychological stressors and coping behaviours in university students, on a pre-registration programme, The Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, May 2020, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/jmhtep-09-2019-0048.
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