Effectiveness of mindfulness-based intervention on post-traumatic stress symptoms among emergency nursing students

Abstract

Background Clinical training stress may negatively affect nursing students’ academic achievement, clinical performance, learning outcomes, well-being, general health, and quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of mindfulness-based intervention on post-traumatic stress symptoms among emergency nursing students. This study was conducted at the technical institute of nursing, Zagazig University. Three tools were used in the current study: the sociodemographic data sheet, the impact of event scale, and the 15-item Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire. Results Emergency nursing students had a wide range of PTSS at the pre-intervention period. These symptoms significantly improved after the implementation of a mindfulness-based intervention. Mindfulness level also improved after the intervention. Post-traumatic stress symptoms were positively correlated with the number of training hours and negatively correlated with students’ age, mother’s occupation, and educational level. Conclusions Mindfulness-based intervention was effective in reducing post-traumatic stress symptoms among emergency nursing students.

Mindfulness-Based Self-Care for Forensic Nurses: A Professional Lifestyle Approach

“…Mindfulness is an important aspect of therapeutic self-care, yet it is not emphasized enough in the nursing profession (Penque, 2019; Weber, 2019). Existing literature shows the benefits of mindfulness-based interventions, as self-care practices, in improving many positive health outcomes in the general population and also among nurses (ElKayal & Metwaly, 2022; Erkin & Şenuzun Aykar, 2021; Kriakous et al, 2019).…”

“…Research studies examining mindfulness-based interventions or practices have found many benefits for nurses in various healthcare settings (Bazarko et al, 2013; Duchemin et al, 2015; Hevezi, 2016; Klein et al, 2020; Lan et al, 2014; Suleiman-Martos et al, 2020). For instance, mindfulness intervention decreased stress, anxiety, and burnout and improved well-being among nurses working in the emergency department (ElKayal & Metwaly, 2022), critical care unit (Lan et al, 2014), and psychiatry (Day & Horton-Deutsch, 2004) and also among nursing students (Erkin & Şenuzun Aykar, 2021). Mindfulness intervention also significantly reduced posttraumatic stress symptoms among emergency nursing students in Egypt (ElKayal & Metwaly, 2022).…”

“…For instance, mindfulness intervention decreased stress, anxiety, and burnout and improved well-being among nurses working in the emergency department (ElKayal & Metwaly, 2022), critical care unit (Lan et al, 2014), and psychiatry (Day & Horton-Deutsch, 2004) and also among nursing students (Erkin & Şenuzun Aykar, 2021). Mindfulness intervention also significantly reduced posttraumatic stress symptoms among emergency nursing students in Egypt (ElKayal & Metwaly, 2022). Nurses who practiced mindfulness techniques reported greater self-kindness for themselves and kindness toward their patients (White, 2014).…”

“…Stress reduction and increased relaxation because of mindfulness practices may promote nurses' decision making through enhanced situational awareness, which could potentially lower the incidence of preventable medical errors. Although there are limited studies to directly examine the role of mindfulness in reducing medical errors among nurses (Daigle et al, 2018), the positive effects of mindfulness on reducing stress and emotional instability and increasing attentional skills, present-moment awareness, emotional regulation, compassion, communication, job satisfaction, and decision-making skills (ElKayal & Metwaly, 2022; Flarity et al, 2016; Ghawadra et al, 2019; Gilmartin et al, 2017; Klein et al, 2020) suggest that mindfulness can significantly reduce the likelihood of preventable errors in nursing practice. Sibinga and Wu (2010) posit that some medical errors result from cognitive bias, a systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment such as confirming biases (e.g., a tendency to search the information that confirms one's belief system), search satisficing (e.g., a tendency to stop searching additional issues once a single issue is found), and fundamental attribution errors (e.g., attributing patients' problems to their behaviors).…”