?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Coping+Ability+of+Medical+and+Nursing+Students%3A+A+Cause+of+Concern&rft.creator=Ramkumar%2C+S&rft.creator=Rakshita%2C+C&rft.creator=Elizabeth%2C+J&rft.creator=Mathews%2C+J&rft.creator=Prakash%2C+VS&rft.creator=Sharma%2C+R&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Medical+students+today+are+subject+to+a+variety+of+stress%3B+academic%2C+social%2C+emotional+or+stress+in+the+form+of+affliction+of+health+during+their+stay+at+medical+school.+The+physiological+response+to+these+depends+on+various+factors+including+their+inherent+coping+abilities.+This+study+was+designed+to+examine+the+coping+ability+of+medical+and+nursing+students+at+the+time+of+admission+to+medical+school.+Materials+and+Methods%3A+42+medical+and+34+nursing+students+volunteered+for+the+study.+They+were+administered+the+BAI+questionnaire+and+classified+as+good+and+poor+adjusters+based+on+their+score.+Results%3A+The+study+revealed+an+unsatisfactory+overall+coping+ability+to+be+prevalent+among+medical+and+nursing+students.+Conclusion%3A+This+study+showed+that+there+is+a+need+for+orientation+and+counselling+of+medical+and+nursing+students+at+the+start+of+college.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-07-30&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7975%2F1%2F2011-2-18.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ramkumar%2C+S+and+Rakshita%2C+C+and+Elizabeth%2C+J+and+Mathews%2C+J+and+Prakash%2C+VS+and+Sharma%2C+R++(2011)+Coping+Ability+of+Medical+and+Nursing+Students%3A+A+Cause+of+Concern.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7975%2F