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Occupational Stress is a chronic disease caused by conditions at the workplace that negatively affect an individual's performance and overall well-being of his body and mind. Many studies related to the Occupational Stress of nurses have shown that Occupational Stress decreases the quality of nursing care and increases the chances of hospital stay of patients. Various research studies have also shown that prolonged stress on nurses causes not only physical disorders of the musculoskeletal and cardiovascular system but also increases their vulnerability to mental illnesses such as depressive and anxiety disorders. Objective of study: was to identify the Occupational Stress of nurses in selected hospitals in urban areas, to determine the effectiveness of Positive Self-Affirmations on Occupational Stress among the nurses in selected hospitals of an urban area, to find out the difference in Occupational Stress between the experimental and control group & to describe the association between Occupational Stress and selected background variables. Material and Methods: One Group pre-test & post-test with a control group experimental research design was applied. Ten samples were selected by simple random sampling method & data was assessed by the standardized tools as Expanded Nursing Stress Scale & Tool to Assess and Classify Work-Related Stress. Pilot study data was collected from 20/4/2023 to 03/06/2023. Result: The analysis of data was done by use of descriptive and inferential statistics. In the Positive Self-Affirmations Group the t-value was 7.2 with 4 degrees of freedom. The corresponding p-values were small and the null hypotheses were rejected. Average Occupational Stress in the post-tests was significantly lower than that in the pre-tests. Conclusion: Occupational Stress score Reduced after practicing Positive Self-Affirmations