Time management and Academic Stress of Nursing Students at Faculty of Nursing Zagazig University

Abstract

Background: In recent decades, the increase in stress levels of university students has been seen as a serious threat. Due to this problem, time management is linked to academic stress as a potential coping strategy frequently offered by university counseling services. Aim of the study: To assess the relation between time management and academic stress of Nursing students at Faculty of Nursing Zagazig University. Subjects and Methods; Research design: A descriptive research design was adopted to carry out this study. Setting: The present study was conducted at the Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University. Subjects: Stratified random sample of 369 nursing students. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used for collecting data: Time management questionnaire to determine time management skills of studied nursing students. Student Nurse Stress Index to identify academic stress level among studied nursing students. Results: The highest percentage of nursing students had a low level of total time management skills (78.6%). The highest percentage of nursing students had a high level of academic stress (81.4%).