Objective:

To examine the occurrence of stress among nursing students at a private higher education institution in northern Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Materials and method:

Descriptive, cross-sectional, and quantitative study carried out with 34 nursing students at a private faculty in northern Minas Gerais, Brazil. Data were collected between August and September 2019 using a self-administered questionnaire.

Results:

Most participants were female students (82.35 %), aged 20 to 25 years (76.47 %), single (67.65 %), and residents of the surrounding cities (58.81 %). The situations most frequently identified as highly stressful were: the distance between most of the internship/clinical teaching fields and the place of residence, transportation used to reach the internship/clinical teaching location, lack of time to rest, and the transportation used to get to the faculty.

Conclusions:

Undergraduate nursing is an environment with the presence of factors that contribute to the occurrence of stress. The most stressful situations are physical access to certain locations and the planning of student's routine. In this sense, it is important to look for strategies that aim to minimize the sources that generate stress, with the intention of improving the quality of life of students and making learning more enjoyable.

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