The Impact of Mindfulness on Stress and Burnout of New Graduate Nurses as a Component of a Nurse Residency Program


Author: Denise Stage McNulty1, Carol LaMonica-Way, Jo-Anne Senneff

Affiliation: <sup>1</sup> Author Affiliations: Professional Development Leader (Dr McNulty) and Professional Development Leader (Mrs LaMonica-Way), Center for Professional Excellence, Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital; and Professional Practice Leader (Mrs Senneff), Center for Nursing Research, Education, and Practice, Houston Methodist - Texas Medical Center, Texas.
Conference/Journal: J Nurs Adm
Date published: 2022 Apr 1
Other:
 Volume ID: 52   ,  Issue ID: 4   ,  Pages: E12-E18   ,  Special Notes: doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001137.   ,  Word Count: 146  
    Objective:

This evidence-based practice project assessed the impact of integrating mindfulness training into an existing nurse residency program.



Background:

Stress and burnout are endemic in healthcare. The transition to practice is associated with stress and anxiety for newly graduated nurses. Evidence supports mindfulness-based interventions to mitigate stress and burnout and improve the workplace environment and patient outcomes.



Methods:

This project employed a pre/post design to measure burnout, stress, and mindfulness, comparing means and standard deviations between intervention and comparison nurse residency cohorts. Mindfulness training was integrated at 4 points within the 1st 6 months of the residency program.



Results:

The intervention cohort reported significantly less burnout and stress and more mindfulness at 6 months than the comparison group.



Conclusions:

Mindfulness training can be feasibly integrated into an existing nurse residency program to decrease stress and burnout for new graduate nurses during the transition to practice.





PMID: 35348491 DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001137