Abstract

ESPERIDIAO, Elizabeth; BARBOSA, Júlia Adorno; SILVA, Nathália dos Santos  and  MUNARI, Denize Bouttelet. The mental health of nursing students: an integrative review of literature. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) [online]. 2013, vol.9, n.3, pp. 144-153. ISSN 1806-6976.  http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v9i3p144-153.

Study of integrative review type in order to examine the occurrence of scientific research on the mental health of undergraduate students in Nursing in Brazil in the last 21 years. 54 articles were included that from the content analysis were categorized into five thematic categories related to: quality of life, feelings during their academic formation, teacher-student relationship, student care and the consumption of alcohol and other drugs by the nursing student. The results  portray the convergence of Brazilian publications that point critical moments experienced by students during the course, indicating the importance of initiatives to support them in their difficulties coping with a view to strengthening their mental health.

Keywords : Mental Health; Students, Nursing; Education, Nursing; Holistic Nursing.

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