Health alterations in nursing students after a year from admission to the undergraduate course

Abstract

Objective: To identify health alterations in nursing students after a year from admission to a nursing undergraduate course. Method: A longitudinal prospective study with a quantitative approach was carried out in 2016 with first-year nursing students from two universities in the state of São Paulo. The following instruments were applied at the beginning and the end of the first school year: an instrument for Assessment of Stress in Nursing Students, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The ANOVA test for mixed models was used for analysis. Results: The sample was made up of 117 students in March and 100 students in December. A significant increase in stress in all dimensions of the instrument, a reduction in the duration and subjective quality of sleep, and an increase in general stress and depressive symptoms were observed. Conclusion: The nursing academic environment presents the potential for students to become ill. Institutions should rethink their curricular elements, promote resilience, and create spaces to promote students’ health.

Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Self-efficacy as Mediators in the Mediation of Sleep Quality and Grades in Nursing Students

“…We also observed that sleep disturbance negatively impacts self-efficacy. Consistent with our findings, James et al [35] reported lower self-efficacy scores in nursing students with poor quality sleep, reducing their ability to safely carry out clinical practice. Self-efficacy is a useful predictor of motivation, and, for this reason, decreased self-efficacy scores include a reduction in motivation and difficulties in academic achievement [39].…”

“…Previous evidence has indicated that nursing students have a high prevalence of poor sleep quality, with insomnia being the main problem [32]. These sleep problems in nursing students could be attributed to factors such as prolonged Internet use [33], study at night, stress due to exams, coursework or clinical situations [34] and clinical shift work [35].…”

Perfil empreendedor entre estudantes de graduação em enfermagem

“…Esse achado vai ao encontro de estudos anteriores que evidenciaram a predominância de estudantes de enfermagem com até 25 anos. (8)(9)(10)(11) Com o objetivo de gerar perspectivas de crescimento e progresso, a entrada de jovens no ensino superior pode ser considerada como um fator positivo, refletindo uma melhora no acesso à formação universitária. Em contrapartida, a opção precoce pela profissão demanda do estudante amadurecimento no que se refere à certeza da escolha pela carreira.…”

Construção da escala de violência psicológica contra estudantes universitários

“…Os anos na universidade são críticos para o desenvolvimento de estresse, ansiedade, depressão, problemas alimentares e outros problemas psicológicos (Cooley, Toray, Valdez, & Tee, 2007;Tosevski, Milovancevic, & Gajic, 2010citado por Al-Thani & Khaled, 2018) e fatores como a carga de atividades acadêmicas, o relacionamento com os professores, a demanda de desempenho e situações de testes desencadeiam um nível alto de estresse nos estudantes universitários também (Silva et al 2019). Em meio a estes, a violência psicológica tem se mostrado como um dos motivos que pode levar estudantes a estes prejuízos de saúde e acadêmicos, e que precisa ser avaliado.…”