Date of Conferral

7-24-2024

Date of Award

July 2024

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

Cassandra Taylor

Abstract

Becoming a nurse is not just a career but a calling. With this calling comes an ethical duty to the patient, but the duty remains to provide care for oneself. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a strained nursing profession felt the effects of a self-care deficiency. Mindfulness is one self-care tool that can allow nurses to maintain a state of well-being. This project followed Orem’s self-care deficit theory, in which people can use self-care to maintain wellness. The purpose of this project was to develop, deliver, and evaluate an education program for registered nurse leaders on mindfulness activities to address whether an education program on mindfulness activities for registered nurse leaders would increase their understanding and intent to utilize these activities with their staff. The participants were registered nurses who directly supervise nurses in acute care facilities for the project site health system. The pre and post-test consisted of four questions with Likert-like responses. Results from 18 participants completing both tests were analyzed using descriptive statistics. After the education, more participants considered themselves knowledgeable about mindfulness. The education did not affect the likelihood of sharing mindfulness with staff. The education did not increase the leader’s intention to share with staff or practice themselves. Future education might be more effective as an in-person presentation with administration buy-in. Continued efforts to encourage nurses’ self-care will increase nurses’ sense of well-being. In turn, nurses with a sense of well-being will be better prepared to provide compassionate, safe, high-quality patient care, contributing to positive social change.

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