The study is to examine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercise on anxiety of nursing students during their initial clinical experience. A quasi-experimental, pre-post study was carried out in the Arab American University. A convenience sample consists of 90 first-year nursing students were chosen. A progressive muscle relaxation exercise for five days per week was conducted on one group of nursing students. Students’ anxiety was measured by S-anxiety scale (STAI Form Y-1) at pre and post the intervention. The severity of anxiety reduction was greater post the exercise (t (89) = 30.783, P = .001).

Title

inquiry /The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing

Publisher

An-Najah National University

Publisher Country

Palestine

Indexing

Thomson Reuters

Impact Factor

2.5

Publication Type

Both (Printed and Online)

Volume

59

Year

2022

Pages

1-7