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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Nursing Students are at Greater Risk

I found this while working on a project.......It made me laugh!!!!!! (Glad I am not alone)

As a student you face many challenges and stressors. However, as a “nursing” student you are likely to experience even “more stress” than your friends and colleagues enrolled in other programs. A study comparing the stress levels of various professional students found that nursing students experience higher levels of stress than medical, social work and pharmacy students.(Beck, et al.,1997) Even more poignant, another study showed that “one third” of nursing students experience stress severe enough to induce mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. (Pryjmachuk, 2004)

2 comments:

DancingScott said...

Well, that explains it then. No wonder you were feeling a bit..."overwhelmed." It's not you; it's the program.

goldlionaz said...

WoW Em, You truly impress me. You are providing your community a great service and I will send you lots of vibrant energy to help you pull through this program. I hope you have a great thxgiving. xoxo!