Perceived Workload, Academic Outcome and Stress among Nursing Students Following Semester System and Annual System at a selected Nursing College in Central Kerala

A comparative study was conducted among 64 students of annual system and 69 students of semester system to assess the perceived workload, academic outcome and stress among the nursing students following semester system and annual system at a selected Nursing college in Central Kerala. The objectives of the study were to assess the academic outcome among nursing students following semester and annual system, to compare the perceived workload and stress among nursing students following semester and annual system and to find out the relationship between perceived workload and stress among nursing students following semester and annual system. The research approach adopted for the study was quantitative approach and the design was comparative analytical design. Subjects were selected using convenience sampling technique from third year and third semester BSc nursing students of a selected Nursing college at Central Kerala. Research tool comprised of questionnaire for socio- demographic variables, Workload assessment tool to assess perceived workload, Academic outcome assessment tool to assess academic outcome and Academic stress scale to assess stress among nursing students following semester system and annual system. The data was analyzed by inferential statistics. The findings showed that academic outcome is higher for nursing students following semester system, there is no significant difference in perceived workload between annual and semester systems and stress is higher for nursing students following semester system.