Stress Management

Stress Management
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Students are among the most popular victims of stress. Most of the students’ stress is induced by issues such as family expectations, over-commitment, workload, financial expenses, and deadlines. Although having a mild amount of stress is considered to be a motivating factor to students, too much stress is likely to interfere with a student’s daily life. Personally, I do have ways of handling the stress that I encounter as a nursing student. I always believe that stress management is vital and it helps one to avoid some medical complications and one becomes more efficient, competent and productive (Labrague, 2014). Some of the types of stress that I encounter include strict deadlines and schedules, low grades, balancing my academic life with social life, and some challenging classes.
Despite the stress that I encounter as a nursing student, I tend to use practical stress management techniques to deal with my worries. Good time management is a very effective character that relieves a lot of stress. As a student, one should design his or her timetable and ensure that she or he sticks to it (Labrague, 2014). Moreover, one needs to stay positive and not focus on negative aspects of a particular situation. Staying negative makes one be hampered by mental stress that may result in one being inefficient and incompetent. One should not always feel upset about a bad grade, but instead, maintain a positive attitude and adopt some ways that will help him or her improve in the next exam (Seaward, 2011).

One should also ensure that he or she organizes his or her academic work such as his notes, updating yourself with all deadlines, and presenting assignments on time (Labrague, 2014). Moreover, one needs to have friends and spend time with them during free times. Stress levels are likely to be high when one feels lonely. In this case, having a trusted friend whom you can talk to about your problems is expected to make a person feel better (Seaward, 2011).
References
Labrague, L. J. (2014). Stress, stressors, and stress responses of student nurses in a government nursing school.
Seaward, B. L. (2011). Essentials of managing stress. Sudbury, Mass: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.