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Globally, stress in student nurses may have serious implications for health, absenteeism, and attrition. Despite this, there is scant research on student nurses' attitudes toward help seeking.

To examine student nurses' attitudes toward stress and help‐seeking.

A cross‐sectional questionnaire survey design was employed to gather data from 219 student nurses at two large U.K. universities. Two‐sample chi‐square tests and Fisher's exact tests were used to analyze categorical associations between responses.

Most had experienced stress before, believed the incidence within the profession was high, and would disclose their own stress to family/friends rather than to colleagues or professional institutions. The most popular outpatient treatment choice was social support; few would choose formal advice. The most common factor influencing …