Assessment of Level of Stress and Stressors Among Nursing Students Residing in Hostels of Nursing Colleges in Selected Areas

Stress is fact of life that every human deal with a daily basis, it is family a condition known to everyone. Stress is derived from Greek word “stringere”, meaning to draw tight and was used in 17th century to describe hardship. The concept of stress is a sold as medical history. Hence Selyle is generally considered as a father of stress research who introduced the concept of stress in 1936.selye defined stress as the non-specific response of the body to any demand regardless of its nature. According to Selyle (1956)stress is defined as the pressure experienced by a person in response to life demands. These demands are referred as stressors and include a range of life events, physical factors, environmental condition and personal thoughts.