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Implementation Of An Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention For Reducing Stress Amongst Undergraduate Nursing Students, Joy Garmaise-Yee
Implementation Of An Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention For Reducing Stress Amongst Undergraduate Nursing Students, Joy Garmaise-Yee
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Background & Purpose: Nurses and nursing students have notoriously high levels of stress, which can lead to burnout, depersonalization, deterioration of mental or physical health or exiting the profession. A pilot educational mindfulness-based intervention was implemented online amongst undergraduate nursing students to decrease stress and increase mindfulness. Mindfulness is an evidence-based self-care skill that has proven effective in reducing stress in student populations and amongst nurses.
Methods: Students in an online nursing theory course engaged in the mindfulness-based intervention online. Stress and mindfulness were measured pre-, immediately post-, and 4 weeks post-intervention and were analyzed using linear regression. Students were …