Nursing students often encounter high levels of stress through clinical practice that may cause psychological or emotional problems during their professional life eventually affecting the quality of patient care they provide. The aims of the current study were to identify the level and types of stress perceived by nursing students in their clinical practice and to identify the coping strategies that students used to relieve their stress. A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used in this study. A total of 200 students who were enrolled in the nursing program were taken as study respondents. Research data were collected using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Coping Behavior Inventory (CBI). Data was analyzed using one-way ANOVA test, Pearson's test, and independent sample -test on SPSS version 22. Findings indicated that nursing students experienced a high level of stress. The most common coping strategy utilized by the students was problem solving, while avoidance was the least frequently used one. Saudi nursing students experienced stress levels above the mean in clinical training. The most common stressors were related to assignments and workload. The study recommends that clinical curriculum requirements and the workload of nursing students should be reviewed.

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The research investigates pedagogical influences of social networking web sites (SNS) of nursing training in Saudi Arabia committed to study the habits of nursing student in the computerized age. Consequently, this investigation was directed fundamentally to decide the connection between use of SNS as indicated by sort, recurrence, hours every week and impact of others, and study behaviour with respect to time administration, fixation and inspiration. A correlational research configuration was utilized as a part of this examination. The examination structure is grounded in Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to control the orderly request on the behavior of Saudi nursing student. TAM was additionally connected to produce the things in the specialist made device The testing for nursing student respondent were selected by the following convenience testing, (n= 100; 55.6%) with age under 21 years of age (n= 57; 31.7%). Whatsapp is the most used web-based social networking took after by Twitter and Snapchat. Companions is the most influencing component (n= 111; 61.7%) in SNS, time is >10 hours/week (n= 75; 41.7%), and recurrence is >6 times/week (n= 151; 83.9%). Use of SNS is huge as indicator of study behavior (R2= 0.231, p<0.05) yet respectably noteworthy and positive in relationship (r= +0.480, p<0.05). outcomes indicate that the effect of social media can be tremendous as in this have a look at intently decided the actual impact of social media sites however, employees of the faculty ought to have the capacity to direct student on the utilization of online networking and incorporate SNS in the nursing education programs to streamline correspondence and learning. Extra investigation is expected to look at different results, for example, effect of SNS on student' scholarly execution.

The objective of this study is to examine undergraduate nursing students' knowledge and attitudes toward pain management in the University of Hail and differences between groups defined in terms of socio-demographic and other selected characteristics students in knowledge and attitude with regard pain management scores. The descriptive, cross-sectional design included a sample of 150 undergraduates Saudi nursing students of the University of Hail in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia to investigate the knowledge and attitudes regarding pain management. The Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain scale (KASRP) was used to measure knowledge and attitudes regarding pain management. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and independent sample t test. Data were collected over a two month period from April 2017 through June 2017. Of the 220 distributed questionnaires; 150 completed questionnaires were returned. The data revealed that nursing students were found to have a lack of knowledge and attitudes towards pain management. The mean correct score for the entire scale was 41.8% (SD=3.71). Findings revealed that there were significant differences found in the students' scores related to the frequency of using pain scales (p<0.05). The study showed that Saudi students lacked the appropriate knowledge and attitudes regarding pain and its management and it is recommended that additional training education should be addressed.

Background: Providing information for myocardial infarction patients is an important nursing function and is part of the role of health-care professionals delivering cardiac education. It is essential to acknowledge and incorporate the self-perceived needs of patients into the information they receive. Hospital stays are becoming shorter, reducing the opportunities for nurses to provide pre-discharge information to patients. This highlights the challenge of adequately assessing and meeting patients' Learning needs. Aims and objectives: To explore the Learning needs of patients who have received treatment for a myocardial infarction before their hospital discharge. Also, to examine differences in learning needs among patients according to their demographic characteristics. Materials and methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional, design was used to answer the research questions. A convenient sample of 55 patients interviewed in a coronary care unit at large northwestern hospital in Saudi Arabia. Cardiac Patients Learning Needs Inventory (CPLNI) was used to collect data. Results: Information about risk factors, anatomy and physiology, and medication were the most valued information by MI patients prior to discharge. There was a statistically significant difference between patients' total learning needs according to their socio-demographic characteristics. Younger patients needed more information than older ones. Highly educated patients needed more information than those in the uneducated group. Conclusion: This study suggests that MI patients have high learning needs within 24-48 h before hospital discharge. In addition, patients' learning needs vary according to their demographic characteristics. Relevance to clinical practice: Assessment of MI patients' information needs before their discharge from hospital helps in developing effective cardiac educational programme that will help these patients in their recovery at home.