Stress Factors and Situations in Nursing Students During Clinical Practices

Introduction. Stress in the nursing student during clinical practice becomes a risk factor that can affect cognitive, emotional or physiological level, the objective was to identify stress factors and situations in nursing students during clinical practice. Method. Quantitative, descriptive study with comparative and correlational scope in a sample of 198 students. The Bilingual Questionnaire of Nursing Students Stressors in Clinical Practice (KEZKAK) was applied. Results. Lack of competence is the factor that most generates stress in the student (M = 71.4, SD = 18.1) and doing my job badly and harming the patient (M = 2.55, SD=.70) is the situation with the highest score. Differences were found between stress and gender (p = .02) and a negative and significant correlation with the number of internships (p = .01) and semester completed (p <001). Conclusions: Stress factors influencing students during their clinical internships are related to the lack of experience, knowledge and skills needed to perform in the clinical field.