TITLE:
Relationship of Stress Coping Behaviors and Changes in Resilience during an Integrated Nursing Practicum
AUTHORS:
Etsuko Imoto, Emi Yoshioka, Sayuri Kaneko
KEYWORDS:
Stress Coping Behaviors, Resilience, Integrated Nursing Practicum, Nursing Students
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Nursing,
Vol.10 No.11,
November
13,
2020
ABSTRACT: This study aims to clarify what kinds of resilience and coping strategies students employ to successfully complete their clinical practicum and provide suggestions for instruction that will allow students to carry out effective learning activities. The study subjects were 86 students enrolled at Nursing University A for the 2019 school year and planning to take the integrated nursing practicum. The survey was conducted using an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to determine the amount of change in resilience factors from the surveys before and after the practicum. Subsequently, multiple regression analysis was carried out with stress coping behaviors that were significantly associated with resilience factors in univariate analysis as independent variables and the amount of change in resilience factors before and after the practicum as dependent variables. A total of 56 responses were received (response rate 65.8%) from the 85 survey subjects. Innate resilience factors increased significantly from 41 pre-practicums to 44 post-practicums. Acquired resilience factors also increased significantly from 32 pre-practicums to 35 post-practicums (p −0.456, p