FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF NURSING
Experience Stress among selected Far Eastern University N rsing St dents and t!eir "oping Strategies
We, BSN408 Group 32 would like to conduct a study entitled Experience Stress
a on! selected "ar Eastern #ni$ersity Nursin! Students and t%eir &opin! Strate!ies'( )%e ai o* t%e study is to assess t%e sources o* stress a on! eac% le$el o* nursin! students and %ow will t%ey cope to t%ose stress*ul e$ents( )%e researc%ers used Student Stress Sur$ey tool +SSS, t%at will identi*y and assess t%e sources o* stress o* nursin! student in t%e *irst se ester sc%ool year 20-3.20-4( /n addition, t%e researc%ers used &01E in$entory in order to deter ine t%e copin! strate!ies used 2y nursin! students w%en t%ey experienced stress( )%e researc%ers would like to o2tain nursin! students *ro le$el - to le$el 4 t%at will eet our standards utili3in! t%e instru ents !i$en(
We are %opin! *or your cooperation( )%ank you $ery uc% and God Bless(
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Name% )adena 5esse /srael "( Gender% 789E
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/ 44444444444444444444444444444444444444 +Na e, $olunteer to participate in a researc% pro;ect conducted 2y BSN408 Group 32 *ro "ar Eastern #ni$ersity( / understand t%at t%e pro;ect is desi!ned to !at%er in*or ation a2out t%e experienced stress and copin! strate!ies o* nursin! students *ro eac% le$el( -( 7y participation in t%is pro;ect is $oluntary( / understand t%at / will not 2e paid *or y participation( / ay wit%draw and discontinue participation at any ti e wit%out penalty( /* / decline to participate or wit%draw *ro t%e study no one on y ca pus will 2e told( 2( / understand t%at ost inter$iewees in will *ind t%e discussion interestin! and t%ou!%t. pro$okin!( /*, %owe$er, / *eel unco *orta2le in any way durin! t%e researc% process, / %a$e t%e ri!%t to decline to answer any <uestion or to re*use( 3( / understand t%at t%e researc%er will not identi*y e 2y na e in any reports usin! in*or ation o2tained *ro t%is inter$iew, and t%at y con*identiality as a participant in t%is study will re ain secure( Su2se<uent uses o* records and data will 2e su2;ect to standard data use policies w%ic% protect t%e anony ity o* indi$iduals and institutions( 4( / %a$e read and understand t%e explanation pro$ided to e( / %a$e %ad all answered to y satis*action, and / $oluntarily a!ree to participate in t%is study( =( / %a$e 2een !i$en a copy o* t%is consent *or ( y <uestions
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FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF NURSING St dent Stress Scale >irection? &%eck t%ose e$ents you %a$e experienced *ro experienced 2e*ore t%e end o* t%e se ester( "actors -( >i$orce 2etween parents 2( 1ut on %old *or extended period o* ti e 3( 7essy li$in! conditions 4( 6acation@Breaks =( Waited in lon! line A( )rans*erred Sc%ools B( Serious 8r!u ents wit% /nstructors 8( Searc% *or !raduate sc%ool@;o2 C( 9ower !rade t%an anticipated -0( Se$ere /n;ury --( >eat% o* a *a ily e 2er -2( &%an!e in use o* alco%ol and dru!s -3( >ecline in 1ersonal Dealt% -4( &%an!e in reli!ious 2elie*s -=( "inancial >i**iculties -A( &%an!e in eatin! %a2its -B( Started &olle!e -8( )rou2le wit% parents -C( &%an!e in social acti$ities 20( Work wit% people you donEt know 2-( "indin! new *riends 22( Foo ate con*lict +/* li$in! in dor itories or apart ents, 23( "i!%t wit% 2oy*riend@!irl*riend 24( New responsi2ilities t%e start o* t%e sc%ool year or likely to :es No
2=( &%an!e in sleepin! %a2its 2A( 0utstandin! personal ac%ie$e ent 2B( Spoke in pu2lic 28( 7inor 9aw 6iolation 2C( Deld a ;o2 30( En!a!e ent and 7arria!e 3-( >eat% o* a *riend 32( /ncrease &lass Workload 33( 8nticipation o* Graduation 34( 7issed too any classes 3=( &%an!e o* 7a;or 3A( 1laced in un*a iliar situation 3B( &ar trou2le +)ra**ic, 38( &%an!e in li$in! en$iron ent 3C( &o puter pro2le s 40( Guit a ;o2
Far Eastern University Instit te o* N rsing $irection% 1lease try to respond to eac% ite separately in your ind *ro eac% ot%er ite ( &%oose your answers t%ou!%t*ully, and ake your answers as true FOR YOU as you can( 1lease answer e$ery ite ( )%ere are no +rig!t, or +-rong, answers, so c%oose t%e ost accurate answer *or YOU H now w%at t%ink ost people' would say or do( /ndicate w%at YOU usually do w%en YOU experience a stress*ul e$ent( . I / usually $ON/T $O t%is at all 0 I / usually $O t%is a &ITT&E 1IT 2 I / usually $O t%is a #E$IU# a ount 3 I / usually $O t%is A &OT "oping Strategies -( / try to !row as a person as a result o* t%e experience( 2( / turn to work or ot%er su2stitute acti$ities to take 3( / !et upset and let y e otions out( so eone a2out w%at to do( y ind o** t%in!s( 3 2 0 .
4( / try to !et ad$ice *ro =( / concentrate A( / say to B( / put
y e**orts on doin! so et%in! a2out it(
ysel* Jt%is isnKt real(J
y trust in God(
8( / lau!% a2out t%e situation( C( / ad it to -0( / restrain --( / discuss ysel* t%at / canKt deal wit% it, and <uit tryin!( ysel* *ro doin! anyt%in! too <uickly(
y *eelin!s wit% so eone( ake ysel* *eel 2etter(
-2( / use alco%ol or dru!s to
-3( / !et used to t%e idea t%at it %appened( -4( / talk to so eone to *ind out -=( / keep ysel* *ro ore a2out t%e situation(
!ettin! distracted 2y ot%er t%ou!%ts or acti$ities
-A( / daydrea
a2out t%in!s ot%er t%an t%is really aware o* it
-B( / !et upset, and a -8( / seek GodKs %elp( -C( / 20( /
ake a plan o* action( ake ;okes a2out it(
2-( / accept t%at t%is %as %appened and t%at it canKt 2e c%an!ed( 22( / %old o** doin! anyt%in! a2out it until t%e situation per its( 23( / try to !et e otional support *ro 24( / ;ust !i$e up tryin! to reac% *riends or relati$es(
y !oal(
2=( / take additional action to try to !et rid o* t%e pro2le ( 2A( / try to lose ysel* *or a w%ile 2y drinkin! alco%ol or takin! dru!s(
2B( / re*use to 2elie$e t%at it %as %appened( 28( / let y *eelin!s out( ake it see ore positi$e(
2C( / try to see it in a di**erent li!%t, to
30( / talk to so eone w%o could do so et%in! concrete a2out t%e pro2le ( 3-( / sleep ore t%an usual(
32( / try to co e up wit% a strate!y a2out w%at to do( 33( / *ocus on dealin! wit% t%is pro2le , and i* necessary let ot%er t%in!s slide a little( 34( / !et sy pat%y and understandin! *ro so eone(
3=( / drink alco%ol or take dru!s, in order to t%ink a2out it less( 3A( / kid around a2out it( 3B( / !i$e up t%e atte pt to !et w%at / want( 38( / look *or so et%in! !ood in w%at is %appenin!( 3C( / t%ink a2out %ow / i!%t 2est %andle t%e pro2le (
40( / pretend t%at it %asnKt really %appened( 4-( / ake sure not to ake atters worse 2y actin! too soon( inter*erin! wit% y e**orts at dealin! wit%
42( / try %ard to pre$ent ot%er t%in!s *ro t%is( 43( / !o to
o$ies or watc% )6, to t%ink a2out it less(
44( / accept t%e reality o* t%e *act t%at it %appened( 4=( / ask people w%o %a$e %ad si ilar experiences w%at t%ey did( 4A( / *eel a lot o* e otional distress and / *ind ysel* expressin! t%ose *eelin!s a lot(
4B( / take direct action to !et around t%e pro2le ( 48( / try to *ind co *ort in 4C( / *orce =0( / y reli!ion(
ysel* to wait *or t%e ri!%t ti e to do so et%in!(
ake *un o* t%e situation( puttin! into sol$in! t%e pro2le (
=-( / reduce t%e a ount o* e**ort /K
=2( / talk to so eone a2out %ow / *eel( =3( / use alco%ol or dru!s to %elp e !et t%rou!% it(
=4( / learn to li$e wit% it( ==( / put aside ot%er acti$ities in order to concentrate on t%is( =A( / t%ink %ard a2out w%at steps to take( =B( / act as t%ou!% it %asnKt e$en %appened( =8( / do w%at %as to 2e done, one step at a ti e( =C( / learn so et%in! *ro A0( / pray ore t%an usual( t%e experience(
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