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Providing Mbsr Tools To First Year Adn Nursing Students: A Dnp Project, Katherin Brandt
Providing Mbsr Tools To First Year Adn Nursing Students: A Dnp Project, Katherin Brandt
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Abstract
As part of the educational training provided to nursing students it is important to not only provide information regarding stress management, but also to give them tools that they can use to handle stressful situations more effectively. Literature supports the use of mindfulness techniques practiced regularly to decrease stress and anxiety. This DNP project developed, implemented, and evaluated the addition of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) techniques into the curriculum of the first-year Medical Surgical nursing course in a prelicensure Associate Degree Nursing program. The project was guided by Watson’s Theory of Human Caring and the Model for Improvement (PDSA …
Superwoman Schema: Fighting Back With Holistic Therapy, Chavonne Good
Superwoman Schema: Fighting Back With Holistic Therapy, Chavonne Good
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
For decades, Black women have upheld the stereotype of being consistently strong, capable, tenacious, and unwavering throughout life’s many challenges. Unfortunately, while being resolute in their desire to succeed against all odds, many Black women have unknowingly embraced the characteristics of a phenomenon known as Superwoman Schema. Superwoman Schema consists of five characteristics that are not inherently negative. However, when Black women consistently embody these traits which include the determination to succeed and to be strong, and an obligation to help others; they may neglect their own self-care needs. Subsequently, while neglecting themselves, focusing on others, and continuously trying to …