Research article summary (published 29 Sep 1993):

Stressors to student nurses beginning tertiary education: an Australian study.

Full Abstract

Stress placed upon student nurses entering tertiary education during a period of rapid change in the Australian system was examined. Overall findings were consistent with research elsewhere, for example, regarding students' experience of anxiety created in particular through assessment requirements. Older students experienced greater anxiety than others in relation to the science components of the curriculum; other groups were also found to experience particular problems. Changes in course design and appropriate support strategies which reduce stress for beginning students are likely to contribute to an improvement in student performance and a decrease in student attrition, and are deemed to be essential if nursing is truly to be viewed as a caring profession.

Author information

Author/s: Thyer, S E (SE); Bazeley, P (P);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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

Reference: 1993-Oct; vol 13 (issue 5) : pp 336-42

Dates: Created 1993/12/16; Completed 1993/12/16; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 8232141, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adolescent Adult Australia - epidemiology Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate Female Humans Male

Male Middle Aged Questionnaires Risk Factors Stress, Psychological - epidemiology; psychology Student Dropouts - psychology Students, Nursing - psychology

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