Effects of contemplative activities to reduce stress and enhance coping skills among nursing students during course of Principles and Techniques of Nursing Practice
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Contemplative activities, Stress, coping, Nursing studentsAbstract
This two group pre-post testquasi- experimental research, aimed to study the effects of combining contemplative education activities with a practicum to reduce stress and enhance coping of nursing students during clinical practice. The sample was thirty-four sophomore nursing students divided two groups: a control group and an experiental group. Each group was consisted of 17 persons. The control group employed a regular learning teaching, while the experiental group employed combining a contemplative activity. Research collection used questionnaires of stress of and coping while practicing in clinics were validity proved between 0.67 and 1.00 and reliably proved at .87 and .77 respectively. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and the Mann-Whitney U test. The results of the study indicated as follow: The stress core of the experimental group after receiving the teaching model with contemplative education in practicum was significantly lower than the control group receiving the normal teaching (p=.04). After using the teaching model with contemplative education in practicum, the experimental participants was significantly higher coping than the control group receiving the normal teaching (p <.001). Per findings, the contemplative activity could enable reducing stress and enhancing coping among nursing students in a practicum. It may conclude that combining a contemplative approach with clinical practice during clinical practice can enhance nursing students’ positive psychology and coping management for student nurses during clinical practice.
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