title: Stressors and expectations of undergraduate nursing students during clinical practice in Singapore.
abstract: Nursing students have experienced stress because they need to focus on academic performance while being exposed to a clinical environment. The study aimed to identify the contributing factors of stress and the clinical environment expectations of undergraduate nursing students during their clinical practice at a university in Singapore. A cross-sectional descriptive study design using validated surveys was adopted. The Stressors in Nursing Students and the Clinical Learning Environment Inventory questionnaires were used to collect the data in January 2014. A total of 285 nursing students participated in this study. The results showed that third year nursing students had higher stress levels than first year and second year students. Satisfaction in terms of fulfilment among nursing students during clinical practice was found to be the most influential factor in predicting stress. The study suggests that the nursing faculty needs to be more concerned about nursing students' stress level and provide more support to third year students. In addition, students' satisfaction should be considered when developing a clinical curriculum.
authors: Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
authors: Wei Qi
authors: WQ
authors: Suen
authors: Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
authors: Siriwan
authors: S
authors: Lim
authors: Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
authors: Wenru
authors: W
authors: Wang
authors: Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
authors: Yanika
authors: Y
authors: Kowitlawakul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012846:Singapore; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: clinical environment; clinical practice; expectations; nursing students; stressors