Background: First-year nursing students need support to mitigate the effects of stress to improve the health and consistency of the student-to-professional pathway, addressing critical workforce shortages. Yet, evidence-based wellness interventions are underdeveloped and understudied for this population. Method: Using a mixed-methods, single-group, pre-post design, this study evaluated the...
With a projected shortage of nearly 200,000 Registered Nurses by 2031, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)'s 2020 resolution underscored the urgent need to integrate stress management and resilience in nursing education, yet the application of MBSR interventions remains underexplored despite its documented effectiveness in reducing stress, anxiety, and depression among...
Evidence-based interventions (EBI) can reduce nursing burnout and improve retention and healthcare quality. Nursing school is an ideal time to implement EBI to mitigate burnout and increase resilience in pre-professional populations. The current study tested whether Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) significantly improved stress, burnout, and wellness in a university-based nursing...