Nursing students are extremely valued human resources. Identifying possible stress among nursing students is critical since stress can lead to decreased productivity, reduced quality of life, and suicidal tendencies. Following the signing of the stress issue in education, this study was conducted to identify the factors that cause stress among nursing students at the Sungai Petani Nursing College when facing their final examination. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out, which involved 60 respondents using stratified random sampling method. The inclusion criteria were year one, two and three of nursing students. The questionnaire instrument contains two parts, namely, part A which consists of demographic questions with four closed-ended questions and two comprehension questions about stress, and part B comprises 25 closed-ended questions on the factors that cause stress among student nurses. The study’s findings found that the three factors (intra-personal, environmental, and basic convenience) that contribute to stress among nursing students are due to semester exams influenced by insufficient time for revision, tight daily schedule, and unconducive environmental factors. The findings are useful for nurse educators and clinical staff in assessing students’
Angela, J., Grippo, & Alan, K. J. (2009). Stress, depression and cardiovascular dysregulation: A
review of neurobiological mechanisms and the integration of research from
preclinical disease models. The International Journal on the Biology of Stress, 12(1),
1-21, DOI: 10.1080/10253890802046281
Bojuwoye, O. (2002). Stressful experience of a first-year student of selected universities in
South Africa. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 15(3): 277-290.
Hatta, S. (2002). “Menguruskan Stress Pendekatan yang Praktikal.” Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
Mastura, M., Fadilah, Z., & Akmar, N. (2007). Analisis faktor penyebab stress di kalangan
pelajar. Jurnal Kemanusiaan, Bil 9, 62-72.
Najib, A. M., Che S. M., Zarina M. S., & Suhanim, A. (2005). The Source of Stressor, Coping Strategies and tress Experienced by University Students. Jurnal Kemanusiaan, Bil 13,
Nolan, P., & Smojkis M. (2003). The mental health of nurses in the UK. Advances in Psychiatric
Treatment (2003), vol. 9, 374–379
Ottati, V., Bodenhausen, G. V., & Newman, L. S. (2005). Social Psychological Models of Mental
Illness Stigma. In P. W. Corrigan (Ed.), On the stigma of mental illness: Practical
strategies for research and social change (pp. 99–128). American Psychological
Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/10887-004
Romas, J. A., & Sharma, M. (2004). Practical stress management: A comprehensive workbook for managing change and promoting health. (3rd ed.). Needham Heights: Allyn & Bacon.
Suriani A. H. (2005). Punca tekanan pelajar di universiti: Satu perbandingan antara gender. Prasidang Persidangan Psikologi Malaysia 2005, 30 Julai – 2 Ogos 2005, Hotel Promenade, Kota Kinabalu.
Thomas, C. H., & Lankau, M. J. (2009). Preventing burnout: the effects of LMX and mentoring on socialization, role stress, and burnout. Human Resource Management, 48 (3). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.20288
In-Text Citation: (Zaki et al., 2022)
To Cite this Article: Zaki, M. A. A., Wahab, S. M. A., Kasim, M. M., Bakar, N., Hassan, N., Latif, R. A., & Khalid, M. I. H. A. (2022). Factors Associated with Stress among Nursing Students At Sungai Petani College of Nursing During Final Examination. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(12), 2539– 2545.
Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s)
Published by HRMARS (www.hrmars.com)
This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this license may be seen at: http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode
