Ansiedad en los estudiantes del semestre A en la Carrera de Enfermería de la Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Año 2023.

Abstract

Anxiety is a high-level psychological disorder that the university population presents in threatening situations and is experienced in various situations of daily life. Objective: Recognize anxiety in students of semester A, of the nursing career of the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil, year 2023. Methodology: The level is descriptive, quantitative approach, cross-sectional, prospective design. Population: 100 nursing students from Semester A. Technique: Indirect Observation. Instrument: Hamilton scale. Results: Age ranges: 52% from 18 to 23 years and 2% over 54 years. Sex: 76% are men and 24% are women. Ethnicity: 92% are mestizo, 5% white, 3% Afro-Ecuadorian. Distribution by cycle: 82% are boarding schools, 9% first cycle. Causes of anxiety: 35% changes in sleep pattern, Complications of anxiety: 11% affects the ability to concentrate on activities Conclusion: Nursing students are young people who present deterioration in academic quality with a slight representation of anxiety.