Evidenced-Based Coping Strategies to Support Nursing Student Well-Being

Course overview

Nursing students experience higher levels of stress compared to other students in health-related fields and though they feel less down and less depressed, high levels of stress impact their academic performance and personal well-being. This offering highlights strategies to improve the mental well-being of nursing students through awareness of positive psychology constructs such as self-esteem, self-compassion and resilience and 2 types of coping: Emotion-focused and problem solving coping to support personal and academic success.