This research has the objective 1) To study the stress level of first year nursing students at Kamphaeng Phet Rajabhat University. 2) To study and compare the stress levels of first year nursing students at Kamphaeng Phet Rajabhat University before and after using the stress management program. The population consisted of 38 first year students of the Faculty of Nursing, Kamphaeng Phet Rajabhat University. The instruments used in this research were the Suanprung Stress Test-20, SPST-20 and the stress management program. Anāpaṇasati Data analysis used Pairs-T-test. From the research results it was found that