A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess the Level of Stress and Procrastination Among B.Sc. Nursing Students at Selected Nursing Colleges, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan

Abstract

Introduction: Strict performance standards, a lot of study, and emotionally taxing clinical training make nursing education extremely hard. High levels of academic stress are common among nursing students, which can have a detrimental impact on their health, academic performance, and intention to drop out. Dropout rates from nursing programs are a serious problem since they lead to both personal setbacks for students and a shortage of nurses. Therefore, further study is required to determine practical methods for lowering academic stress and preventing nursing students’ intentions to drop out.
Methodology: Stress and procrastination were measured among B.Sc. Nursing students using a quantitative cross-sectional study methodology. Purposive sampling was used to choose 300 students from Sri Ganganagar College of Nursing in Rajasthan for the study. A demographic profile, the Nursing Student Procrastination Scale, and the Stress Scale were used to gather data. Experts verified the instruments, and a pilot study was used to assess their dependability. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics to identify relationships between stress, procrastination, and demographic variables.
Results: The majority of the 410 B.Sc. Nursing students were male (81.2%), under the age of 19 (39.3%), day scholars (38.3%), and single (96.6%). Academic stress was the highest domain (64.1%), with moderate stress being the most prevalent (39.5%). Academic, physical, emotional, social, and time management stress were all strongly positively correlated with overall stress.
Procrastination did not substantially correlate with stress domains, although father’s occupation (p=0.042) and use of online academic resources (p=0.031) did.
Conclusions: The majority of B.Sc. Nursing students reported moderate levels of stress, including academic, emotional, social, and time management stress, as well as moderate procrastination, according to the study’s findings. Procrastination did not significantly correlate with stress domains, but the father’s occupation and use of online academic resources did.