Analysis on perceived stress and self-efficacy among nursing female students in a medical college

Objective To investigate the relation and status of perceived stress level and self-efficacy level of college nursing female students,and to provide evidence for health education.Methods Applying the questionnaires of Perceived Stress Scale and Self-efficacy Scale to investigate the college nursing students of Shihezi University,sampling by the stratified cluster sampling methods.Results Nursing undergraduates perceived stress score was(23.96±5.00) averagely.In perceiving total pressure and forecast and control dimensions,the junior scored higher than freshman and sophomore.The mean of self-efficacy was(2.60±0.34).Conclusion The score of perceived stress is negatively correlated with the scores of self-efficacy.In nursing students' teaching and management,the students should be trained to positively treat life and learning problems,so as to enhance self-efficacy.