IMPACT OF STRESS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS COLLEGE OF NURSING

Abstract

Introduction:

Stress is a dynamic interaction between a person and the environment, where it is a collection of the events or conditions in the environment of a person that keeps the mental, physical and psychological capabilities to test. It can be recognized as a collection of contemporary lifestyles, with a negative effect and adversely impairing the performance of an individual. Nursing students reported significant stress from coursework, assessments, and clinical practices.

Objectives:

To determine the impact of stress on academic performance and assess the contribution to stress among nursing students at the college of nursing female Nawabshah.

Methodology:

The study was a descriptive cross-sectional design. The sample size was 132 and conducted from September to November 2025 at college of nursing female Nawabshah.

Result: T

he current study shows the majority of participant were singled had 77% moderate stress. The mean age was 22.32(+ 2.47), regarding marital status most of participants were unmarried 91.7% and the mean GPA was 3.49(+ 0.409), and the maximum subject have limited time to prepared their classes 50 (37.8%), in addition a large number of students felt overwhelmed by the amount of coursework 62(46.9%). Further larger number of study subject were felling stress from clinical supervisor’s expectation 55(41.6%) and the high proportion of students felt stress when they cannot manage the time 48(36.3%).

Conclusion:

This study concluded that students experience moderate academic stress, due to academic activity, and facing difficulty in time management.