Mindfulness In Nursing: A Case Study
“Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. The role of a nurse includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, policy and education.” (Lankshear, S., Personal Communication. 2015.) But a nurses’ most important job is to provide compassionate, and ethically- sound care to every client that comes into their wake while keeping a calming demeanor. This demeanor is known as mindfulness. Mindfulness is “an emerging concept in health care that has significant implications for a variety of clinical populations.” (White, L., 2014.) The topic of mindfulness in nursing is a crucial concept in the world of nursing is due to the fact that
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Moreover, the patient must have an enthusiasm to undergo uncomfortable feelings and scenarios in order to display a conscious effort towards change. (Tusaie et al, 2009) A consequence of mindfulness is a reduction in the patients “negativity bias or the tendency to weigh negative information more heavily than positive information as well as more positive judgement and increased optimism.” (Reb et al. 2015.) Another example of a consequence of mindfulness is improved physical and mental health and changes in personal behaviours. Behavioural characteristics noted by participants in the process of mindfulness” include a feeling a sense of calm, peace, equanimity and increased levels of empathy and compassion for self and others.” (White, L., 2014.) Nursing scholars believe that mindfulness and mindfulness based nursing practice are crucial to the field of nursing due to the fact that “mindfulness can be taught and implemented regardless of a patient’s race, ethnicity or socioeconomic status.” (Robins et al, 2014.) Mindfulness is the gentle effort to be continuously present with experience. By implementing mindfulness into nursing care, scholars believe that knowledge about the individual person, (i.e. physical, psychological, or social) knowledge about the environment of care to include safety, policy and politics in the delivery of health care and knowledge on how to provide evidence-based nursing care to promote health and care for the client can be acquired from the patients use of mindfulness and positive thinking. (Shennan et al,
Moreover, the patient must have an enthusiasm to undergo uncomfortable feelings and scenarios in order to display a conscious effort towards change. (Tusaie et al, 2009) A consequence of mindfulness is a reduction in the patients “negativity bias or the tendency to weigh negative information more heavily than positive information as well as more positive judgement and increased optimism.” (Reb et al. 2015.) Another example of a consequence of mindfulness is improved physical and mental health and changes in personal behaviours. Behavioural characteristics noted by participants in the process of mindfulness” include a feeling a sense of calm, peace, equanimity and increased levels of empathy and compassion for self and others.” (White, L., 2014.) Nursing scholars believe that mindfulness and mindfulness based nursing practice are crucial to the field of nursing due to the fact that “mindfulness can be taught and implemented regardless of a patient’s race, ethnicity or socioeconomic status.” (Robins et al, 2014.) Mindfulness is the gentle effort to be continuously present with experience. By implementing mindfulness into nursing care, scholars believe that knowledge about the individual person, (i.e. physical, psychological, or social) knowledge about the environment of care to include safety, policy and politics in the delivery of health care and knowledge on how to provide evidence-based nursing care to promote health and care for the client can be acquired from the patients use of mindfulness and positive thinking. (Shennan et al,