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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Recommended Citation
Carley, Wendy S., "Implementation of a Mobile-Based Mindfulness Intervention to Lower Perceived Stress Levels in Undergraduate Nursing Students" (2024). Digital Commons @ ACU, Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 802.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/etd/802