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- Sarah A Smith.
- School of Nursing, University of Hawaii Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii.
- Int J Nurs Knowl. 2014 Jun 1; 25 (2): 119-30.
PurposeThis critical literature review explored the current state of the science regarding mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) as a potential intervention to improve the ability of nurses to effectively cope with stress.MethodsLiterature sources include searches from EBSCOhost, Gale PowerSearch, ProQuest, PubMed Medline, Google Scholar, Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, and reference lists from relevant articles.FindingsEmpirical evidence regarding utilizing MBSR with nurses and other healthcare professionals suggests several positive benefits including decreased stress, burnout, and anxiety; and increased empathy, focus, and mood.ConclusionsNurse use of MBSR may be a key intervention to help improve nurses' ability to cope with stress and ultimately improve the quality of patient care provided.© 2014 NANDA International, Inc.
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