Stress in Practical Teaching of Nursing Students at the National University Timor Lorosae

Abstract

Introduction: The most common stress experienced by students is academic stress. Academic stress is defined as an individual situation understood and experienced by the student when entering higher education, or excellent high-level academic training. Objectives: To assess the levels of stress in practical teaching of students of the 3rd year of Nursing at the National University Timor Lorosa'e. Methodology: a descriptive-analytical, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. The present study was carried out at the National University of TimorLorosae, in a sample of 83 nursing students from the 3rd year of 2021, of the degree in nursing. Data collection was carried out during the month of October 2021 and through self-response, a questionnaire was carried out with closed questions to explore more primary data. Results: The total sample 97% are attending the 3rd year of the course and they have never failed and been admitted as approved. Mostly female (53%), with an average age of 22 years, in which it is intended to know the expression of the students' stress level throughout the course and its close relationship with gender and the degree year, it was possible to verify a test that nursing students experiencing stress during this period of professional competence development. Conclusion: Practical nursing and academic teaching stress is defined as a condition or circumstance that causes an imbalance in individuals, as a result of the evaluation or appreciation and students' perceptions of academic stressors, related to their professional experience at universities in a context of learning.

The Quality of Teaching and the Satisfaction of Nursing Students at the National University Timor Lorosa'e

“…With regard to the rehabilitation and construction of new educational facilities and their rigging of teaching materials, for the same authors, the process has made remarkable progress, resulting both from the commitment of the Timorese authorities and from the significant volume of aid from outside the international community 2 . The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of East Timor (RDTL) guarantees all citizens equal opportunities in access to the highest levels of education, scientific research and artistic creation, in addition to the right to vocational training and cultural creation, as well as the duty to preserve, defend and enhance the cultural heritage of Timor-Leste 3 .…”

“…The National University of Timor Lorosae was created in 2000, by initiatives of the former professors of the two institutions with the support of UN-TAET, from the function of Universitas Timor Timur (1986 to 1999) and Politeknik Dili (1990Dili ( to 1999, to respond to various challenges and requirements that arose in higher education in Timor-Leste, soon after the historic referendum of 1999, but which, for various motives, has been operating in the years without its own legal status, duly approved and publicly recognized 3 The Nursing Degree Course at UNTL currently has two hundred and eighteen nursing students enrolled.…”

“…students on campus and in conducting activities, to increase their nonacademic performance Campus has facilities for carrying out extracurricular activities3 Students are allowed to choose activities that suit their extracurricular interests the students' opinion about the quality of teaching, in particular about the teachers' skills, facilities, the teaching-learning process and extracurricular activities, the average number of responses of the group of nursing students was 3, i.e., the respondents expressed that the quality of teaching is good, considering that the teachers of the nursing course have good competencies, the facilities are good, as well as the teaching learning process and extracurricular activities. The competencies of the teachers mentioned in the questionnaire are: language, teaching method, presence/punctuality of the teacher, communication and positive interaction with students, evaluation methods and classification of students, according to their skills, use of the appropriate teaching method, to answer doubts during the learning teaching process, to give opportunity to students when they want to ask questions, and also validates the students' opinion on the teaching methods applied, if they facilitate the understanding of the subject taught, presenting an average response of 3, which corresponds to a good satisfaction of the students (cited by Carlos and Alexandra, 2022).In relation to the facilities the result also reveals an average, in the room of 3 or good, referring to the satisfaction of students about the location of the campus, the education system, the support books, the means of teaching, the cleaning of the bathrooms, on the state of the classrooms, cleanliness and comfort, the disposition of the classrooms, about the campus, cleanliness, comfort and organization, about the library space and also about the illumination and quality given room and laboratory space.…”

Description of the Motivation of Learning to the Provision of Students Semester Vi of the Higher School of Nursing National University Timor Lorosae

“…Motivation is a force (power) or power (energy) within the individual to move toward certain goals, both consciously and unconsciously. Many factors affect student performance, one of which is a factor within family 3 . Family education is education first in the same family.…”