Frontier in Medical & Health Research
Vol. 4 No. 3 (2026), Articles
Vol. 4 No. 3 (2026)

SHORT-RANGE PLANNING VS LONG-RANGE PLANNING: IMPACT ON ACADEMIC STRESS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN

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Published 2026-03-31
  • Aleesha Sohail
Aleesha Sohail
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Time Management; Short-Range Planning; Long-Range Planning; Academic Stress; Nursing Students

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SHORT-RANGE PLANNING VS LONG-RANGE PLANNING: IMPACT ON ACADEMIC STRESS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN. (2026). Frontier in Medical and Health Research, 4(3), 2038-2040. https://fmhr.net/index.php/fmhr/article/view/3416
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Abstract

Background: Undergraduate nursing students face substantial academic and clinical demands, making effective time management essential for reducing academic stress. This study examined whether short-range or long-range planning was more strongly associated with academic stress among nursing students.

Methods: A descriptive correlational study was conducted among 126 BSN students using systematic random sampling. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 26. This study represents a secondary analysis of data collected as part of a previously conducted research project (Sohail et al., 2026).

Results: Short-range planning (M=3.18, SD=0.74), long-range planning (M=3.27, SD=0.68), academic stress (M=3.22, SD=0.87). Students recognized priorities (68.2%) but many rarely prepared daily task lists (34.9%).

Conclusion: Practical daily scheduling interventions may improve planning behavior and reduce academic stress. Time management training has been shown to improve planning and reduce anxiety among nursing undergraduates (Zhang et al., 2021).

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