The Effect of the Orientation Program Performed for First Year Nursing and Midwifery Students on Their Clinical Stress

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effect of an orientation program performed for first year nursing and midwifery students on their clinical stress and to identify their experiences. Methods: The mixed method was used in this study, quasi-experimental and phenomenological type. The population of the study consisted of first-year students (n=117) in the nursing and midwifery department of a university in the 2018-2019 Spring Semester, and the sample consisted of first year students in the nursing and midwifery departments who agreed to participate in the research (n=94). The data were collected using student information form, Clinical Stress Questionnaire and a semi-structured form in which students could write their experiences. Results: It was determined that there was a significant difference between the sociodemographic and academic characteristics of the students and their clinical stress levels, the stress level was highest on the last day of clinical practice (28.39±6.97), and the difference was significant (p