The Relationship Between Stress and Professional Attitude of Nursing Students During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 3, 940 - 950, 26.09.2023

Tuğba Öztürk Yıldırım Hilal Kuşcu Karatepe Hanife Tiryaki Şen

https://doi.org/10.37989/gumussagbil.1095479

Öz

It is a descriptive and cross-sectional study that aims to determine the relationship between the stress levels perceived by nursing students during the pandemic and their attitudes towards the nursing profession with the differences between demographic variables. The sample of the study consisted of 494 undergraduate nursing students in different provinces of Turkey. The research data were collected through a web-based survey prepared by the researchers between May and June 2020 using the Information Form, Perceived Stress Scale, and Attitude Scale for Nursing Profession. Perceived Stress Scale mean score was 15.60±4.89, Attitude Scale for Nursing Profession mean score was 170±20.79. There was no significant relationship between perceived stress and professional attitudes of nursing students (p>0.05). There was a significant difference in the Perceived Stress Scale score in terms of grade and the presence of healthcare professionals in the nuclear family, and in the Attitude Scale for Nursing Profession score in terms of the geographical region of the university (p<0.05).This study revealed that during the pandemic, nursing students perceive moderate stress, exhibit a positive attitude towards the profession, and there is no relationship between their perceived stress and professional attitudes. Also, the grade, presence of healthcare professionals in the nuclear family, and the geographical region of the university affect this situation.

Anahtar Kelimeler

COVID-19, Professional attitude, Perceived stress, Nursing students

COVID-19 Pandemisinde Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Stres ve Mesleki Tutumları Arasındaki İlişki

Öz

Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin pandemi sürecinde algıladıkları stres düzeyleri ile hemşirelik mesleğine yönelik tutumları arasındaki ilişkiyi demografik değişkenler arasındaki farklılıklar ile belirlemeyi amaçlayan tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel bir çalışmadır. Araştırmanın örneklemini Türkiye'nin farklı illerinde bulunan 494 hemşirelik lisans öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma verileri, araştırmacılar tarafından Mayıs-Haziran 2020 tarihleri arasında Bilgi Formu, Algılanan Stres Ölçeği ve Hemşirelik Mesleği Tutum Ölçeği kullanılarak hazırlanan web tabanlı anket aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Algılanan Stres Ölçeği puan ortalaması 15.60±4.89, Hemşirelik Mesleği Tutum Ölçeği puan ortalaması 170±20.79'dur. Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin algıladıkları stres ile mesleki tutumları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmamıştır (p>0.05). Algılanan Stres Ölçeği puanında sınıf düzeyi ve çekirdek ailede sağlık çalışanı olup olmaması, Hemşirelik Mesleği Tutum Ölçeği puanında ise üniversitenin bulunduğu coğrafi bölgeye göre anlamlı farklılık vardı (p<0.05). Bu çalışma, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin pandemi döneminde orta düzeyde stres algıladıklarını, mesleğe yönelik olumlu bir tutum sergilediklerini ve algıladıkları stres ile mesleki tutumları arasında bir ilişki olmadığını ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca sınıf, çekirdek ailede sağlık personelinin bulunması ve üniversitenin bulunduğu coğrafi bölge de bu durumu etkilemektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

COVID-19, Mesleki tutum, Algılanan stres, Hemşirelik öğrencileri

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