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Identification of Stressful Situations in a Nigerian School of Nursing

Nursing ResearchPublished 1 July 1972
Lois Jean Davitz
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TL;DR

When 37 second- and third-year nursing students in a Nigerian hospital School of nursing identified stressful situations in academic, personal, social, and clinical areas, the greatest cause of stress was critical evaluation of their professional performance, followed by patient hostility toward them.

Abstract

When 37 second- and third-year nursing students in a Nigerian hospital School of nursing identified stressful situations in academic, personal, social, and clinical areas, 36 reported stressful events concerned with their clinical experience. The greatest cause of stress was critical evaluation of their professional performance, followed by patient hostility toward them.

Keywords

PsychologyHealth Professions