OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (24): 3426-3431.

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A qualitative meta-synthesis of qualitative research on stress and coping strategies of intern nursing students

LIU Yue1,2, YAO Chun3, WANG Lingmin1, JIANG Jinxia1   

  1. 1. Department of Emergency,Tenth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University,Shanghai 200072,China;
    2. Department of Nursing,School of Medicine,Tongji University,Shanghai 200092,China;
    3. Department of Nursing,Shanghai Jiguang Polytechnic College,Shanghai 201901,China
  • Received:2023-05-05 Revised:2023-05-29 Online:2023-12-15 Published:2026-03-26
  • Contact: WANG Lingmin,Nurse in charge,E-mail:jzwlm2@126.com

Abstract: Objective Systematically review the qualitative research on stress and coping strategies of practice nursing students,provide a reference for nursing education and nursing management. Methods From inception to July 2022,qualitative studies on practice nursing students' stress and coping strategies were retrieved from CNKI,Wan Fang Database,VIP Database,Chinese Biomedical Literature Database,PubMed,Web of Science,The Cochrane Library,CINAHL,and Embase. Used the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tool(2016) to evaluate the quality of the included studies,and the results were interpreted and integrated using meta-synthesis. Results Totally 13 studies were included. This study extracted 31 clear findings,11 new categories,and 3 integrated results:(1)sources of stress,including lack of professional knowledge and skills,patients and their family members,studies and employment,unfamiliar environments,and clinical faculty and teams.(2)Physical and psychological experiences,including physical and psychological stress,perceptions of stress,and internal demands.(3)Coping strategies,including problem-focused coping,emotion-focused coping,and avoidance-focused coping. Conclusions Nursing managers and educators should pay attation to understand the real experiences of practice nursing students,and develop effective teaching environments. Moreover,multiple and comprehensive measures should be taken to help nursing students deal with stress,enhance their willingness to stay in the profession,and stabilize the nursing team

Key words: Practice nursing students, Stress, Coping strategy, Qualitative research, Meta synthesis

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