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A Mindfulness And Health Promotion Program To Decrease The Perception Of Stress And Burnout In Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses Who Provide Driect Patient Care To Individuals In Mental Health Units With A Diagnosis Of Alzheimer's Type Dementia, Latarsha Waltronia Bilal Edwards
A Mindfulness And Health Promotion Program To Decrease The Perception Of Stress And Burnout In Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses Who Provide Driect Patient Care To Individuals In Mental Health Units With A Diagnosis Of Alzheimer's Type Dementia, Latarsha Waltronia Bilal Edwards
LaTarsha W Edwards
The principle of this systems-change project is to employ a stress management and health promotion program in Alzheimer’s type units to decrease the perception of stress and burnout in psychiatric-mental health nurses providing direct care in secured units. This systems-change project will implement mindfulness techniques as an effective tool for reducing the perception of stress and burnout. The mindfulness-based stress reduction and burnout prevention program will be implemented into staff development programs for nurses working in locked and psychiatric units in the community. Mindfulness-based stress reduction is an operational tool to aid nurses psychologically and to increase work satisfaction. Behavioral …