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This quasi-experimental study used a convenience sample of nursing students (n = 49) to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation on anxiety. Students participated in mindfulness meditation sessions and completed the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. A statistically significant reduction in trait anxiety was found in the intervention group (p = .000); state anxiety decreased but not significantly. In contrast, anxiety increased significantly in the comparison group, but progression was not significantly different between groups. Trait anxiety may decrease with mindfulness meditation.
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Anxiety/prevention & control , Meditation/psychology , Mindfulness , Students, Nursing/psychology , Anxiety/epidemiology , HumansSubject(s)
Community-Institutional Relations , Cooperative Behavior , Education, Nursing/organization & administration , Hospitals , Accreditation , Career Choice , Education, Nursing/standards , Female , Forecasting , Hospitals/standards , Humans , Male , Nursing Evaluation Research , Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Students/psychology , Students/statistics & numerical data , Students, Nursing/psychology , TexasABSTRACT
This article describes the results of strategies to elicit views of practicing nurses by the Texas Board of Nursing regarding competencies expected of new graduate licensed vocational nursing/LPN, associate degree/diploma, and baccalaureate nurses. The implications of these perceptions regarding the competencies expected of new graduates in Texas are considered, with questions posed for future exploration.
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Attitude of Health Personnel , Education, Nursing, Associate/standards , Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate/standards , Education, Nursing, Diploma Programs/standards , Models, Nursing , Nursing, Practical/education , Professional Competence/standards , Career Mobility , Competency-Based Education , Curriculum , Focus Groups , Humans , Licensure, Nursing , Models, Educational , Professional Autonomy , Surveys and Questionnaires , TexasABSTRACT
The diminishing number of nurse faculty requires the use of multidimensional strategies to extend faculty resources, especially for clinical courses. Chronic health problems and decreased endurance for demanding clinical courses often forces experienced faculty to retire early, increasing faculty shortages. The use of on-campus, high-fidelity simulation laboratories provides a learning environment that is less physically demanding than the hospital setting, while enabling older faculty to share their experience with students. Using high-fidelity simulations may also attract younger nurses to become educators. In addition to using clinical simulations, faculty resources can be extended through sharing faculty among nursing programs, using graduate teaching assistants in laboratory settings, and having senior nursing students validate underclassmen's competence in performing basic nursing skills.
