Graduate nursing student stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly impacted graduate nursing students at work, home, and school. Stress can influence the ability to focus, study, and may delay continuation in graduate school.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to identify the stressors of graduate nursing students during the pandemic.

Method

A prospective, descriptive, online survey design was used to identify graduate nursing student stressors during the pandemic at one educational institution in the United States. Questions related to employment, COVID-19 exposure, institutional support, future graduate plans were summarized for the total sample and stratified by program (MS, DNP, PhD). Changes in a total stress score were evaluated pre and post onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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SUBMITTER: Nodine PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8245865 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature