Evaluation of perceived stress sources and attitudes and behaviors towards care-oriented nurse-patient interaction for nursing students

In recent years, nursing students have been experiencing more stress and more stressful situations during their education period, which affect their success in education. It is important to evaluate the attitudes and behaviors of nursing students towards nursing-patient interaction during their practical and theoretical training. Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the perceived stress sources for nursing students and their attitudes and behaviors towards care-oriented nurse-patient interaction. Material and Method: The study was conducted with 354 of 460 students from nursing school who agreed to participate in the study. The data were gathered by questionnaire form with approval of the institution and approval of the ethics committee. The data were evaluated using SPSS 16.0 program. Findings: The students were most influenced by the sources of stress related to communication with the instructor and the patient care process. It was found that those who selected the profession based on their personal interest and those who wanted to work as nurses or academicians after graduation had higher care-oriented nurse-patient interaction scale scores. Result: Suggestions were made related to the stress sources that nursing students perceive and organizing care-oriented nursing-patient interaction.