1. Introduction
Psychological stress has long been identified to be an unfortunate
consequence of a career in nursing. Conditions which contribute to
this are increased job demands, inadequate staffing, increased acuity
of patients, lack of administrative support, a rapidly changing healthcare
environment, and the emotional challenges of working with the sick
and dying. Stress and anxiety have also been identified as significant issues
experienced by student nurses during their education. In fact, some
studies have suggested that the stress experienced by nursing student