A descriptive study of Bruneian student nurses' perceptions of stress.

Full Abstract

While much has been written about stress in nursing in the 'West', less research has been done on this issue in many 'Eastern' countries. This paper offers the findings of the first study of stress in student nurses in Brunei. The paper describes a study of 20 Brunei nursing students and their views about stress in nursing. A modified grounded theory approach was used in collecting and analysing data (and the 'modifications' are described). Findings were organised around the themes:
stressors, moderators and outcomes [Carson, J., and Kuipers, E., 1998. Stress management interventions. In:
Hardy, S., Carson, J., Thomas, B. (Eds.), Occupational Stress:
Personal and Professional Approaches. Stanley Thornes, Cheltenham. pp. 157-174.]. Students often found their status as students caused them stress in the clinical setting:
with other nurses, with doctors and even with patients. Academic related stressors included having to complete assignments and having to study in English. Various ways of moderating stress were reported including talking to 'trusted friends', engaging in sports or simply being quiet. Positive and negative outcomes of stress were identified:
stress could lead to mental illness but, also, it could be motivating. This report concludes with a Weberian 'ideal type':
a composite word-picture of the findings.

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Author information

Author/s: Burnard, Philip (P); Haji Abd Rahim, Hajah Thaibah Binti P D P D D P (HT); Hayes, Derek (D); Edwards, Deborah (D);

Affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University, Wales, UK. burnard(-atsign-)cardiff.ac.uk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Nurse education today (Nurse Educ Today), published in Scotland. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Oct; vol 27 (issue 7) : pp 808-18

Dates: Created 2007/08/28; Completed 2007/11/27;

PMID: 17379361, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Anthropology, Cultural
Attitude of Health Personnel - ethnology
Brunei
Burnout, Professional - ethnology; etiology; prevention & control
Clothing - psychology
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - organization & administration
Female
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Interprofessional Relations

Male
Mental Health
Motivation
Multilingualism
Nurse's Role - psychology
Nursing Methodology Research
Qualitative Research
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Self Care - psychology
Students, Nursing - psychology
Workload - psychology

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