ประสบการณ์ของนักศึกษาพยาบาลต่อการเข้าร่วมโครงการเตรียมความพร้อมด้วยการฝึกสติ:  การวิจัยประเมินผลโครงการ

Netchanok Kaewjanta; Nilubon  Rujiraprasert; Kwansuda  Boontoch; Somporn  Rungreangkulkij; Chompoonoot Kabkumba

Authors

Netchanok Kaewjanta Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Nilubon Rujiraprasert Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University
Kwansuda Boontoch Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University
Somporn Rungreangkulkij Independent scholar
Chompoonoot Kabkumba Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University

Keywords:

mindfulness, self-awareness, stress management, nursing students, psychiatric nursing practice

Abstract

Nursing students were confronted with stress during clinical practice, especially in the field of psychiatric nursing. Having no experience in caring for psychiatric patients causes nursing students to lose confidence, feel insecure, anxious about the training and the amount of work assigned. This study was a project evaluation research (descriptive study), aiming to investigate third-year nursing students' experiences of participating in a preparatory project to promote self-awareness and stress management through mindfulness training prior to the psychiatric nursing practice. Data were collected from documents related to the evaluation of the mindfulness training preparatory project. The data was analyzed using content analysis according to Colaizzi’s method. The results showed that there were four main themes, including 1) having concentration and self-awareness skills, 2) learning various stress management skills, 3) applying the knowledge acquired in the project to patient care, and 4) fostering a good relationship through mindful listening. According to the results, nursing educators could use the activities from the nursing student preparation project to their students to promote self-awareness and proper stress management before they start their clinical practice.

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