Stress, Anxiety and Fatigue of Nursing Students in Clinical Practice

Kim, Chang-Sook; Kim, Ran; Kim, Young-Jae; Park, Myung-Hee; Park, In-Soon

The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education 2005;11(2):151-160.
Published online December 31, 2005.

Kim, Chang-Sook;Kim, Ran;Kim, Young-Jae;Park, Myung-Hee;Park, In-Soon;

¹Chosun Nursing College
²Chosun Nursing College
³Chosun Nursing College
⁴Chosun Nursing College
⁵Chosun Nursing College

일 간호학생의 임상실습 스트레스, 불안 및 피로조사

김창숙, 김란, 김영재, 박명희, 박인순

¹조선간호대학
²조선간호대학
³조선간호대학
⁴조선간호대학
⁵조선간호대학

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to identify the levels of stress, anxiety and fatigue of nursing students in clinical practice, and the relationship among these variables. Method: Data was collected by structured questionnaires from 223 nursing students who have practiced at the hospital in Gwangju. Data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics, ANOVA, t-test and Pearson's correlation coefficient. Result: The mean score for stress was 3.87. The mean score for anxiety was 44.88. The mean score for fatigue was 30.79. There was a significant difference of stress according to student grade, practice unit, practice time, satisfaction of clinical practice. There was a significant difference of anxiety according to religion, health status, satisfaction of clinical practice, satisfaction on nursing. There was a significant difference of fatigue according to religion, health status, practice time, satisfaction of clinical practice, selective motivation on nursing, satisfaction on nursing. Conclusion: This study revealed that there was a significant correlation among stress, anxiety and fatigue of nursing students in clinical practice.

Key Words: Nursing student, Clinical practice, Stress, Anxiety, Fatigue