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Meditation's Effect on Attentional Efficiency, Stress, and Mindfulness Characteristics of Nursing Students 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Burger, Kathleen G.,Lockhart, Joan Such
  • 학회/출판사/기관명SLACK INC
  • 출판년도2017
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기The Journal of nursing education
  • 발행사항Vol.56No.7[2017]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN0148-4834
  • 소개/요약Background: Strengthening attention-regulation efficiency of nurse graduates is important to the quality and safety of nursing practice in increasingly complex and cognitively distracting workplaces. Neuroscientific evidence suggests that regular practice of focused meditation can enhance attentional skills. This study explored meditation as an educational strategy for enhancing nursing students' attentional efficiency. Method: A randomized-control trial with 52 prelicensure nursing students examined differences between those who meditated and those who did not on measurements of alerting, orienting, and executive attention. Stress and mindfulness were also explored. Results: Meditation demonstrated moderate strength for enhancing executive attention, F = 4.26 (1, 49), n2 = .080, p = .044. Additional outcomes specific to the meditation group were reduced stress and increased mindfulness, F = 7.16 (2, 47), n2 = .234, p = .002. Conclusion: Results support the consideration of meditation training as a strategy for enhancing nursing students' attentional efficiency and other self-regulatory skills necessary for safe nursing practice. [J Nurs Educ. 2017;56(7):430-434.].