Campus Location

Dallas Campus (Online)

Date of Award

7-2024

Document Type

DNP Project

Department

Nursing

Degree Name

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Committee Chair or Primary Advisor

Sandra Cleveland

Second Committee Member or Secondary Advisor

Cheryl Green

Abstract

This project analyzed the effect of the daily use of a mindfulness-based mobile application on associate degree nursing undergraduate prelicensure students’ perceived stress levels. Nursing students experience elevated stress levels that may be reduced through mindfulness behaviors. Undergraduate, prelicensure nursing students participated in establishing the impact of mindfulness on perceived stress levels in a quantitative pre/postintervention study. The evidenced-based studies chosen for this review consisted of randomized controlled trials, pilot studies, pre/posttest designs, systematic reviews, and quantitative and qualitative studies. The investigator collected presearch data using a pre/posttest design to evaluate the effectiveness of a stress management program in reducing stress levels and improving academic performance among nursing students. Participants’ demographic information was be collected using a custom-generated questionnaire. The Perceived Stress Scale was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the mindfulness intervention. The project participants were selected from a convenience sample of full-time nursing students enrolled in either the Licensed Vocational Nurse Transition Program or the Associate Degree Nursing program at the project site with a device compatible with the mindfulness application. The research procedures included informed consent and the use of a mindfulness application daily for 10 minutes over 6 weeks. The investigator conducted pre- and postintervention assessments, along with a demographic survey. The collected data were analyzed to conclude the effects of the intervention.

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