Stress among Undergraduate Nursing Students at Governmental Nursing Faculties in Sudan

Introduction: Stress among undergraduate nursing students is an increasingly important issue. Maladaptiveresponses can lead to serious health problems, such as anxiety, depression, and other mental health disorders.The aim of this study was to assess stress among undergraduate nursing students.Methods: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional institution-based design with a sample size of 285undergraduate nursing students from Omdurman Islamic University and Al Neelain University. The PerceivedStress Scale (PSS) was used to collect data.Results: The majority of students (29%) reported environment as the leading cause of stress and had moderatelevel of stress. Second- and Fourth-year students had higher stress level compared to the First- and Third-yearstudents.Conclusion:This study concluded that environment-related pressures were the major cause of stress amongundergraduate nursing students. It is recommended that academic counseling be established and maintained,and an orientation program provided to reduce stress. Tele learning and E-learning should also be initiated andmaintained to reduce environmental stress.