Piloting a stress management and mindfulness program for undergraduate nursing students: Student feedback and lessons learned

Self-Care Practices of Baccalaureate Nursing Students

“…Nursing students seem to experi-ence stress in great frequency related to academics with additional stressors related to caring for others (Bryer et al, 2013;van der Riet, Rossiter, Kirby, Dluzewska, & Harmon, 2014). Nursing students seem to experi-ence stress in great frequency related to academics with additional stressors related to caring for others (Bryer et al, 2013;van der Riet, Rossiter, Kirby, Dluzewska, & Harmon, 2014).…”

Methods for Alleviating Stress and Increasing Resilience in the Midwifery Community: A Scoping Review of the Literature

“…The literature on nursing and medical students and other health care providers is more prevalent with relation to stress reduction interventions. These studies note that MBSR programs specifically, as well as those programs using a combination of MBSR and other modalities such as yoga, Reiki, meditation, and guided imagery, have promising results for reducing levels of work‐related stress, reducing burnout, increasing resiliency, and increasing provider empathy . Nonetheless, because these studies, like those among a midwifery cohort, are understudied and/or of low quality, the results cannot be generalized.…”

“…These studies note that MBSR programs specifically, as well as those programs using a combination of MBSR and other modalities such as yoga, Reiki, meditation, and guided imagery, have promising results for reducing levels of workrelated stress, reducing burnout, increasing resiliency, and increasing provider empathy. 23,[36][37][38][39] Nonetheless, because these studies, like those among a midwifery cohort, are understudied and/or of low quality, the results cannot be generalized. A recent Cochrane review on preventing occupational stress in health care workers notes that low-quality studies demonstrate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy and mental relaxation but recommends that further, more rigorous studies be undertaken with a focus on reduction of specific stressors.…”

“…Exclusion criteria included any records that 1) were not original research, 2) included some midwives in the sample but were not stratified for results, and/or 3) did not include midwives in the discussion. Similar studies that addressed stress coping specific to student midwives were excluded, as the aim of the scoping review was to evaluate coping mechanisms specific to midwifery practice, and student midwives often grapple with a different set of stressors requiring educational interventions beyond the scope of this review …”

“…Similar studies that addressed stress coping specific to student midwives were excluded, as the aim of the scoping review was to evaluate coping mechanisms specific to midwifery practice, and student midwives often grapple with a different set of stressors requiring educational interventions beyond the scope of this review. [22][23][24] The search yielded a total of 1020 records, including a combination of original qualitative and quantitative research, research reviews, clinical case studies, editorials, scholarly commentaries, and book chapters. Following elimination of 224 duplicates, the remaining 796 records were subjected to an initial title and abstract screen for topical relevance.…”