Mindfulness practices used with nurses in work settings: integrative review.

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• Personal Author:
  Jun J
• Description:
  Background: Stress and burnouts are common among nurses. Managing occupational stress for nurses is important because stress can adversely affect attitudes, staff morale, job satisfaction, turnover rates, communication, emotional and physical health, quality of life, and most importantly, quality of care. Mindfulness is non-judgmental-present moment awareness and has become a core construct in certain stress-reduction programs. Purpose: The purpose of this integrative review is to critically appraise the current literature on mindfulness practice used with nurses at work. The specific aims are to 1) explore the types of mindfulness practices, 2) evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness practices, 3) examine the feasibility of mindful practices. Methods: Integrative review methodology by Whittemore and Knafl was used. PubMed, PyschInfo, ProQuest, Web of Science, and Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature were used for a comprehensive search. The inclusion criteria were primary intervention studies examining mindfulness practice used with nurses at work. Review papers, white paper, or opinions were excluded. Findings: Twelve articles were included in the review. The majority of mindfulness practices used were guided meditation in group settings at work or individually at home (n=10). In addition, one study explored the use of the online program, and another study examined the use of a combination of the interventions. The duration of interventions ranged from 4-week to 8 -week. Regardless of the type, duration, or the sample of the interventions, the mindfulness practices all resulted in improvement in the participants' well-being (n= 4), stress level (n= 8), burnout (n= 3), anxiety level (n=4), cognition (n=2), empathy (n=1), resilience (n=2), and general health (n= 4). The interventions for mindfulness practice also did not require extensive training or time for nurses to reap the benefits. Conclusions: Nurses deal with a great deal of stress in their lives and at work. An integrative review of the use of mindfulness practice holds promise for increasing individual well-being, workplace resilience, empathy, and decreasing stress. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Nurses; Nursing; Health care workers; Job stress; Psychological fatigue; Employee satisfaction; Intervention effectiveness; Mental health
• Publisher:
  American Psychological Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065823
• Citation:
  Work, Stress and Health 2017: Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities, The 12th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, June 7-10, 2017, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2017 Jun; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  Jin Jun, MSN, New York University, New York, NY. 245 E. 39th street, Apt 1A, New York, NY 10016
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Work, Stress and Health 2017: Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities, The 12th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, June 7-10, 2017, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e4472b6144ad190b8274e6ab49109e6394ced52ff4f6f16e99fb804db2255a4266c97850965b1bb215287ae8e66e6121b9bc7e0501d376a167155a3b5ea8fde3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/249558/cdc_249558_DS1.pdf
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