Table 3.

Levels of stress among baccalaureate versus bridging nursing students (independent t-test).

Scale	Total			Undergraduate		Bridging		p-Value
	Range	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
SINS total score	51, 200	118.25	24.29	119.64	22.10	112.84	28.24	0.043 *
Relation with patients and their families	1.00, 5.00	2.93	0.78	2.90	0.73	2.79	0.87	0.289
Intellectual challenge	1.27, 5.00	3.07	0.65	3.16	0.62	2.93	0.77	0.012 *
Personal and social concerns	1.33, 5.00	2.95	0.72	3.05	0.70	2.84	0.78	0.035 *
Clinical challenge	1.40, 5.00	3.09	0.73	3.08	0.70	2.85	0.82	0.024 *
Relationship with superiors and colleagues	1.00, 5.00	2.72	0.78	2.68	0.74	2.66	0.88	0.831

* Statistically significant result (p = 0.05).