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The primary aim of this investigation was to explore the effects of stress management programs on stress levels in nursing students studying in Saudi nursing college. Stress management training help the nurse to cope up with professional challenges, in retaining workforce and assist in solving the issue of shortage of registered nurses. This research project is a quasi-experimental study and sample size for this study was 16 students selected by using random sampling method. The researcher developed a questionnaire to measure the effectiveness of the stress management program regarding the students' stress levels. Results revealed nursing students who did not attend the interventional program reported an increase in the level of stress index level. Nurses who have attended the stress management sessions showed changes in their stress levels, although the minimization in stress was detected at a minute level. The study did not deliver a definitive outcome of the effectiveness of stress management program in improving coping abilities among nursing students. The outcome of this study though has not been clear, it still holds some valuable implications for future endeavors in stress management scenario.

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