Table 1 Overview of stressful situations in the final test instrument sorted by fields of practice (FP)

FP 1: Nursing homes for elderly individuals

 Sit. 1.1: Being confronted with dying

 Sit. 1.2: Setting priorities in areas of conflict between ethical issues

 Sit. 1.3: Role-based relationship management in dealing with colleagues

FP 2: Hospital care

 Sit. 2.1: Setting priorities in the face of parallel care processes

 Sit. 2.2: Being confronted with suffering

 Sit. 2.3: Developing professional identity in dealing with tensions between professional and private expectations

FP 3: Ambulant care

 Sit. 3.1: Role-based relationship management in dealing with relatives

 Sit. 3.2: Dealing with work overload

 Sit. 3.3: Dealing with errors in nursing activities