THE SOURCES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG NURSING STUDENTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

The aim of this systematic review is to identify and evaluate the sources of stress
among nursing students and variety of strategies to help decrease students’ high levels of
psychological distress through evidence based practice approach. The process of
education can be a very stressful experience for nursing student. The most common
sources of stress were academic, relationships with friends and clinical practice. The
sources of stress among nursing students can be classified as academic, clinical,
environmental, and personal. The systematic review was obtained from variety of
published literature in 2010 until 2019 year through several journals. The total literature
number in this systematic literature review as many as fourteen literature, all of which are
associated with nursing students psychological distress. The nursing students sources of
psychological distress have been identified under four main categories which are
academic, clinical practice, theoretical training, social and personal lives. In other studies
related to the subject, the clinical practices are reported to create the highest level of
stress. By understanding the various sources of stress, college and parents can use
different methods to reduce the levels of stress experienced by nursing students. Thus,
many health problems can be avoided and academic achievement can be improved by
establishing support systems and designing intervention programs to provide nursing
students with effective coping skills.