THE ROLE OF EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE IN REDUCING STRESS AND ANXIETY AMONG B.SC. NURSING STUDENTS: FINDINGS FROM A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Stress as well as anxiety have been found to be major problems for student nurseswhiletheyarein school.Manyfactorslead tothis,includingtheemotionaldifficulties of caring for the sick and dying, growing job demands, insufficient staffing, higher patient acuity,a lack of administrative support,and a quickly evolving healthcare environment.This study aims to assess the Effectiveness of Emotional Freedom Technique on the level of Stress and Anxiety among B.Sc. Nursing Students studying in selected Nursing Colleges of Dehradun, Uttarakhand.A quantitative approach with quasi experimental non equivalent Pre test Post test design was selected was used to assess the Emotional Freedom Technique on the level of Stress and Anxiety among B.Sc. Nursing Students.Purposive sampling technique was used, and sample size was 100.The study was conducted in Doon Institute of Medical Sciences,Sahaspur,Dehradun.The research tool consisted of three sections,Section A that is Demographic Variables, Section B that is Perceived Stress Scale and SectionC thatisTheHamiltonAnxietyScale.