Background: Nursing students often encounter significant anxiety throughout their educational journey. Key factors include heavy academic workloads, unclear assignments, and demanding shift schedules, personal and professional anxiety. Beyond these academic pressures, relationships with faculty, clinical experiences, and time constraints can also contribute to their anxiety levels. This anxiety can adversely impact student's performance if not managed effectively. Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) is a well-regarded technique for alleviating anxiety, as it lowers arousal levels in response to stressors, leading to a more relaxed physiological and psychological state. Objectives: a) To evaluate the anxiety levels among nursing students at a specific Nursing College b) To develop a module to demonstrate Progressive Muscle Relaxation c) To determine the impact of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on anxiety reduction among nursing students at the same college. Materials and Methods: A pre-experimental study was carried out using a one-group pre-test and post-test design. The research took place at the College of Nursing in Haryana, India, The study sample comprised 106 nursing students, selected through purposive sampling. Progressive Muscle Relaxation was taught over 10 consecutive days, with a post-test conducted on the 11th day. The assessment tool utilized was the Beck Anxiety Inventory. Result: Result and conclusion: The result of the study revealed that (100%) of nursing students had anxiety, A majority, (58) 54.71%, fall into the low anxiety category. In the moderate anxiety group, (40) 37.73% of the students, suggesting a significant portion experience a moderate level of anxiety. Lastly, (8) 7.54% of the students are classified under severe anxiety, The mean score for the pre-test is 58.864, indicating the anxiety level of participants before the intervention. The mean difference of 38.2134 signifies a substantial reduction in anxiety after the intervention, suggesting a significant change in anxiety level. The standard deviation for the pre-test is 29.434, reflecting a wide variation in participants' scores. The computed Z score of 11.87 shows a significant deviation from the mean, indicating that the observed changes are statistically meaningful. The P value, reported as less than 0.05 (P<0.05), further confirms the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation. With a post-test mean score of 20.651, this underscores the positive effect of progressive muscle relaxation on participants' anxiety levels.

KEYWORDS: Effectiveness, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Anxiety, Nursing Students, Nursing College

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Background: Nursing students often encounter significant anxiety throughout their educational journey. Key factors include heavy academic workloads, unclear assignments, and demanding shift schedules, personal and professional anxiety. Beyond these academic pressures, relationships with faculty, clinical experiences, and time constraints can also contribute to their anxiety levels. This anxiety can adversely impact student's performance if not managed effectively. Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) is a well-regarded technique for alleviating anxiety, as it lowers arousal levels in response to stressors, leading to a more relaxed physiological and psychological state. Objectives: a) To evaluate the anxiety levels among nursing students at a specific Nursing College b) To develop a module to demonstrate Progressive Muscle Relaxation c) To determine the impact of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on anxiety reduction among nursing students at the same college. Materials and Methods: A pre-experimental study was carried out using a one-group pre-test and post-test design. The research took place at the College of Nursing in Haryana, India, The study sample comprised 106 nursing students, selected through purposive sampling. Progressive Muscle Relaxation was taught over 10 consecutive days, with a post-test conducted on the 11th day. The assessment tool utilized was the Beck Anxiety Inventory. Result: Result and conclusion: The result of the study revealed that (100%) of nursing students had anxiety, A majority, (58) 54.71%, fall into the low anxiety category. In the moderate anxiety group, (40) 37.73% of the students, suggesting a significant portion experience a moderate level of anxiety. Lastly, (8) 7.54% of the students are classified under severe anxiety, The mean score for the pre-test is 58.864, indicating the anxiety level of participants before the intervention. The mean difference of 38.2134 signifies a substantial reduction in anxiety after the intervention, suggesting a significant change in anxiety level. The standard deviation for the pre-test is 29.434, reflecting a wide variation in participants' scores. The computed Z score of 11.87 shows a significant deviation from the mean, indicating that the observed changes are statistically meaningful. The P value, reported as less than 0.05 (P<0.05), further confirms the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation. With a post-test mean score of 20.651, this underscores the positive effect of progressive muscle relaxation on participants' anxiety levels.

KEYWORDS: Effectiveness, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Anxiety, Nursing Students, Nursing College

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