<![CDATA[Tingkat stres yang dialami mahasiswa keperawatan program transfer selain kuliah sambil bekerja, mahasiswa juga dituntut untuk bisa menyesuaikan diri dengan sistem pembelajaran blok yang digunakan dalam proses pembelajaran. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan tingkat stres mahasiswa keperawatan program transfer semester I dan semester III dalam mengikuti sistem pembelajaran blok di Fakultas Keperawatan Universitas Riau dengan desain penelitian deskriptif komparatif dan pendekatan cross sectional. Sampel penelitian adalah 81 orang yang diambil dengan mengunakan sampling jenuh.Alat ukur yang digunakan adalah kuesioner untuk variabel tingkat stres yaitu Depression Anxiety Stress Scala 42 (DASS 42).Analisa yang digunakan adalah analisa univariat untuk mengetahui distribusi frekuensi dan bivariat menggunakan uji man-whitney. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa responden dengan umur 17-25 tahun sebanyak 54 orang (66,7%), jenis kelamin perempuan sebanyak 59 orang (72,8%) dan hampir seluruh responden tidak bekerja sebanyak 60 orang (74,1%). Hasil uji statistik diperoleh p value (0,02) < α (0,05). Hasil penelitian ini diketahui bahwa terdapat berbedaan signifikan antara tingkat stres mahasiswa program transfer semester I dan semester III dalam mengikuti sistem blok di Fakultas Keperawatan Universitas Riau. Kata kunci: mahasiswa, sistem blok, tingkat stres THE COMPARISONS OF STRESS LEVELS IN FIRST AND THIRD SEMESTER STUDENTS OF TRANSFER PROGRAM TAKING PART IN BLOCK LEARNING SYSTEM ABSTRACTStress levels among students of nursing department of transfer program are affected by not only having to work while studying but also adapting with block learning system that is used for their learning process. This study aimed at determining the comparisons of stress levels in first and third semester students taking part in block learning system at Nursing Faculty of University of Riau. It was a quantitative study using descriptive comparative design with cross sectional approach. A total sample of 81 participants for this study was selected using saturated sampling technique. The research instrument was questionnaire, with Depression Anxiety Stress Scala 42(DASS 42) applied to determine stress level variables. The univariate analysis was employed to determine frequency distribution, while the bivariate analysis used Mann Whitney test. The result depicted that 54 respondents (66.7%) were the age of 17-25, while 59 respondents (72.8%) were female, and almost all of the respondents 60 individuals, (74.1%) were not student-workers. The statistic test results showed that the p value was of (0.02) <α (0.05).The result that there were significant differences in stress levels between the first and third semester students taking part in block learning system at Nursing Faculty of University of Riau. Keywords: block curriculum system, stress levels, university students]]>
