A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MEDITATION ON STRESS REDUCTION AMONG B.SC. NURSING FIRST YEAR STUDENTS IN A SELECTED NURSING COLLEGE AT JAIPUR

Author Name: 1. Mr. Dharmendra

Volume/Issue: 05/03

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/08.2024-65794896/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Assistant Professor, Sarvodaya College of Nursing, Nagaur, Rajasthan, India.

ABSTRACT

Stress is a common feature in all our lives. It is often seen as a negative emotion but stress plays an important role in the survival. It helps to face threats and dangerous situations. Stress is the emotional and physical strain caused by our response to pressure from the outside world. It is a specific response by the body to a stimulus that disturbs normal functioning. A Stressor is an event or any stimulus that causes an individual to experience stress. Students are subjected to different stressors such as the pressure of academics with an obligation to succeed, an uncertain future, and difficulties integrating into the system. The students also face social, emotional, physical, and family problems which may affect their learning ability and academic performance. In recent years there has been a growing appreciation of stressors involved in Medical and nursing training College students, especially freshmen, are a group particularly prone to stress. The findings revealed that the age, gender, and family income in rupees (in month) have a significant association with the pre-intervention stress score of level of stress of B.Sc. nursing first-year students and other demographic variables have no significant association.

Key words: Stress, assess, anxiety, nursing students, meditation