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Abstract

This is a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach constructed in the formo f a scientific article, whose objective was to relate sociodemographic and academic aspects to the stress level of nursing students. The study included 100 undergraduate nursing students from a private Higher Education Institution (HEI) in the interior of Goiás. As instrumensts, the Nursing Students Stress Assessment (ASNS) and the Sociodemographic and Academic Profile Questionnaire of the students were used Nursing students. The comparison of the ASNS scores with the sociodemographic and academic profile was performed using the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests followed by the Dunnett test. Spearman’s correlation was used to verify the relationship between age and academic performance with ASNS scores. In all analyzes, a significance level of 5% (p<0.05) was adopted. Nursing students presented high and very high levels of stress in professional training (69%), and in professional communication (51%), average level of stress in practical activities (38%), and low level of stress in ASNS domains in time management (67%), environment (67%) and theoretical activity (46%). The highest level of stress was female students, who Didi not live in the city they studied, who did not word, with na income between one and two minimum wages, who attended the fourth to tenth periods, who were in supervised internship, who worked study for six hours a day, and have already thought about giving up the course. It is concluded that stress is present in nursing students with higher levels in aspects in relation to training and professional communication; and what sociodemographic and academic factors can influence the worsening of stress levels. In view of these findings, it is suggested that educational institutions be attentive to the sings of stress presented by students, identify vulnerabilities, and seek ways to contribute to their health promotion so that they have better results in their academic performance and quality of life. For this it is important that motivational and valuation strategies of the student are launched throughout their education, seeking to minimize stress. This research shows a reality to be reflected in order for changes to occur in the nursing student training process in order to contribute to this academic experience to occur in a healthier way.