Purpose: Nursing profession is considered as a stressful and demanding job.\nThe purpose of this research was to determine stressors types and degrees\nover two data collection periods in 2015-2016. Methods: This is a quantitative\ndescriptive research study. A purposive sample of 55 female nursing students\n(complete 4th year cohort) from Princess Nourah University took part in this\nstudy. Results: The results highlight that the most influential cause of stress\nwere factors related to taking care of patients, teachers and nursing staff.\nMoreover, nursing students reported increased level of stress comparing them\nin two different time periods. Conclusions: To overcome these clinical stressors,\nit requires students to be equipped with competent knowledge, skills and\nexperience in dealing with the changing needs of patients� condition. Future\nresearch should explore nursing students� beliefs and causes of stress and how\nit can be avoided by conducting a qualitative research study.
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