Nursing students face higher stress and anxiety than typical college students due to classroom and clinical demands. A randomized controlled trial with 145 nursing students tested a virtual mindfulness meditation intervention. Participants received either weekly mindfulness meditation recordings or recordings on nursing information. Those in the meditation group reported significantly lower stress and anxiety levels on posttest surveys compared to the control group. Mindfulness meditation can reduce stress and anxiety in nursing students, potentially improving their overall well-being.
A quasi-experimental study with 49 nursing students examined whether mindfulness meditation reduces anxiety. Students who participated in meditation sessions showed a statistically significant reduction in trait anxiety, while state anxiety decreased but not significantly. In a comparison group, anxiety increased significantly. However, the difference in anxiety progression between the two groups was not statistically significant. Trait anxiety may decrease with mindfulness meditation.