Estrés académico en los internos de la Carrera de Enfermería, año 2023 – 2024.

Abstract

Academic responsibilities generate significant stress for nursing interns, as they face considerably high academic, social, and personal demands. Objective: Identify academic stress in Nursing Career interns. Methodology: Descriptive, Quantitative. Prospective. Cross. Population: 78 interns from the Nursing Career. Technique: Survey. Instrument: Academic stress questionnaire at the university (CEAU). Results: According to the sociodemographic characteristics, the female sex represented 55.10%, aged 20 to 25 years 52.60%, urban residence 64.10%, in different rotations such as community health 44.90%, pediatrics 23.10%, clinical surgical 19.20%, and maternal and child 12.80%. Regarding the symptoms associated with academic stress, headache and sleep problems are the most prevalent, with 37.20% respectively. When considering the parameters that measure academic stress according to the mode with respect to academic obligations, item 5 is a generator of considerable stress. In relation to the file and prospects, items 16,17,18,20 are considered with an assessment of some stress. Regarding interpersonal difficulties, items 6 and 8 are perceived as sources of some stress. While the expression and communication of one's own ideas, items 2, 3 and 4 as situations that generate some stress. Conclusion: There is wide variability in the perception of stress, meaning that there is a significant group of inmates who report low levels of stress, while another group experiences higher levels of stress.