COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND PERCEIVED STRESS OF NURSING STUDENTS DURING FIRST CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Abstract
Aim: To evaluate the relationship between communication skills and perceived stress of nursing students during the first clinical experience.
Methods: The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 225 nursing students over the period of February 2018 and June 2018. The students compared the following criteria: willing to participate in the study, being in first clinical experience. The Communication Skills Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the Individual Identification Form were used for collecting data.
Findings: It showed that nursing students’ level of communication skills was high and the level of perceived stress was moderate. There was a weak positive correlation between nursing students’ communication skills and perceived stress.
Conclusion: Considering that the stress level of students is moderate and the communication skills level is high, this result can be considered as a positive outcome. Effective communication skills are needed to minimize the high stress experienced in clinical practice.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
June 25, 2021
Submission Date
November 19, 2019
Acceptance Date
April 25, 2021
Published in Issue
Year 2021 Volume: 24 Number: 2
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