Foureur, M., Besley, K., Burton, G., et al. (). Enhancing the resilience of nurses and midwives: Pilot of a mindfulness based program for increased health, sense of coherence and decreased depression, anxiety and stress. Contemporary Nurse 45(1): 114-125. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5172/conu.2013.45.1.114

Published in a peer-reviewed journal, this is a mixed-methods research report combining qualitative and quantitative methods. The authors point out that stress management among nurses is not taught in nursing school or socialized in healthcare organizations. As a result, nurses suffer from high levels of stress and burnout, which is not only detrimental to their physical and mental health but also impacts patient outcomes and organizational performance. The quantitative study used a pre-test and post-test design after an 8-week pilot project intervention, which was the Kabat-Zinns mindfulness-based stress reduction program. In addition to the pre-test and post-test questionnaires offering quantitative data, the researchers...

Overall, this article is accessible and the mixed methods approach adds internal validity to the study.

Hayes, B., Bonner, A., Pryor, J., et al. (2010). Factors contributing to nurse job satisfaction in the acute hospital setting: a review of recent literature. Journal of Nursing Management 18(7): 804-814. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01131.x

Exploring recent literature on nurse job satisfaction in acute care settings, the authors conduct a systematic review of literature using core search terms related to stress and job satisfaction. A total of 44 factors were analyzed overall, and results show that...

…in the nursing profession.

Song, Y. & Lindquist, R. (2015). Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on depression, anxiety, stress and mindfulness in Korean nursing students. Nurse Education Today 35(1): 86-90.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2014.06.010

This is a randomized controlled trial, with a sample of fifty nursing students in South Korea. The study was designed to examine the effects of mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) on nurses, particularly with regard to the dependent variables of depression, anxiety, and stress management. Intervention consisted of eight weeks of a total of two hours of meditation per week. The results showed a statistically significant difference between the nursing students who were assigned to the MBSR group and the control. This study is important because it applies to the realm of nurse education, and…