August 25, 2025Nursing ReportsOpen Access

Concealing, Connecting, and Confronting: A Reflexive Inquiry into Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Undergraduate Nursing Students

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Qualitative analysis reveals systemic constraints affecting mental health in undergraduate nursing students, indicating a need for reform.

Psychological distress is significantly impacted by systemic issues, not individual shortcoming, in nursing education.
Key themes show students struggle silently, adopt a façade of resilience, and face authority constraints, impacting mental health.
Reflexive thematic analysis of interviews with 15 nursing students illustrates their shared experiences and coping mechanisms.
Educators and policymakers must focus on structural changes, like reducing hierarchies, to support students more effectively.

Animesh Ghimire (2025) studied this question.

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Qualitative analysis reveals systemic constraints affecting mental health in undergraduate nursing students, indicating a need for reform.