Mental Health and Well-Being of Nursing Students: Challenges, Interventions, and Future Directions

Dear Colleagues,

The mental health of nursing students is a global issue of growing concern that must be addressed in depth. The challenges faced by nursing students during their academic and clinical training can interfere with their mental health. In addition, the use of smartphones and social networks can favor the development of addictive behaviors and interfere with their self-image, their social relationships with their peers and preceptors, their therapeutic relationships with patients, and teamwork, negatively affecting their educational process and their mental health as a result.

This Special Issue focuses on the need to better understand the factors that affect the mental health of nursing students, the impact these can have on the development of behaviors that are detrimental to their health, and strategies for effectively dealing with these new challenges. The articles in this Issue will explore stress, burnout, resilience, the manifestation of addictive behaviors, and coping with stressful situations. We will consider studies focusing on the role of educational and healthcare institutions in promoting mental wellness and implementing evidence-based interventions to prevent and address mental health issues among nursing students. The aim is to enhance the mental health, academic performance, and clinical competence of nursing students. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome.

Topics:

Academic stress in nursing students;

Mental health promotion;

Addiction to smartphones and mental well-being;

Social networks and self-image in nursing students;

Burnout during academic and clinical training;

Resilience in the face of academic and clinical challenges;

Relationship between digital habits and sleep quality;

Eating and mental health;

Strategies to prevent addictive behaviors;

Emotional education in nursing programs;

Interventions to strengthen mental health;

Coping and perceived stress.

Dr. Lorena Gutiérrez-Puertas
Dr. Montserrat Monserrat Hernández
Guest Editors

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• nursing students
• resilience
• mental health promotion
• smartphone addiction
• patient care
• education and health policies
• compulsive behaviors
• eating disorders