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Research Proposal Project: Literature Review

Cristina Lopez

NURS540

03/24/2024

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Literature Review Draft

The nurses’ well-being is significantly challenged by the demanding and high-pressure

environment of Intensive Care Units (ICUs). A highly stressful environment is what nurses in

ICUs are exposed to, which poses a threat to their welfare. In ICUs, burnout among nurses is

common and this reduces job satisfaction as well as patient care quality. Various mindfulness-

based interventions have been found to reduce stress and enhance mental health for different

healthcare professionals. This literature review therefore examines on how mindfulness-based

therapies decrease stress amongst ICU nurses, while at the same time critically evaluating

scholarly sources that appraise the efficacy of mindfulness therapies and their applicability to

specific causes of stress among ICU nursing staff.

Effectiveness of MBIs in Reducing Stress

Fadzil et al. (2021) discovered that nurses practicing a MBI program had considerably

lower stress perception scores. If this technique is combined with monthly practice sessions

and daily online reminders, it could go a long way in reducing stress among nurses.

Mindfulness may also help to avoid disturbing thoughts and emotions and minimize post-

treatment anxiety levels. Depression scores did not decrease. A study by Fadzil et al. (2021)

shows that nurses who took part in a mindfulness training program felt a lot less stressed.

When a group of our employees went through a one-day class, monthly group practice

meetings, and daily online prompts, we finally saw some results. Even worse, the sadness

scores wouldn't go down. This could mean that there are problems with the answer or that

more work needs to be done.

Impact of Mindfulness Interventions on Sleep Quality in ICU Nurses

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According to a study by Mugdemir et al. (2023), nurses who participated in a

mindfulness-based training program felt less stressed by more than 20%. The people who took

part in our training learned what was really going on, which helped them spot stressful

situations and find better ways to deal with them. Mindfulness exercise helps people think

more positively about themselves, stop thinking badly about themselves, and remember their

worries less after they've happened. The study shows that MBI rebuilds a body that can handle

stress and improves the work of providers. MBI helps people with compassion fatigue and

stress feel better. According to a study by Othman in 2023, the nurses who received

mindfulness-based training had a much lower stress score. Because of this, people stopped

losing their cool and getting stressed over small things. Instead, they decided to deal with their

current problems and the stress that came with them in a good way. The experiment also

showed that these kinds of mind-body treatments might help lower the real reaction and boost

the sympathetic system, which could, among other things, help lower compassion fatigue.

Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Alleviating Burnout and Enhancing

Self-Compassion Among Critical Care Nurses

In 2023, Wang and his team said that mindfulness-based treatments (MBIs) can help

nurses deal with stress, sadness, and other mental health problems. According to the results, the

areas of stress and burnout had the best benefits right away and after a short time. MBSR can

help people who are dealing with sadness and worry more than it can help people who are

having problems. In a critical review paper published in 2023 by Wang et al., they stressed that

different studies had shown that MBIs help nurses deal with stress and burnout. There were a

lot of studies that showed the exercise helped with stress, but not as many that showed it

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helped with worry and sadness. To fully understand how MBI affects different mental health

problems, we need to learn more about what parts of MInT cause sadness, anxiety, etc.

Examining the Role of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Improving Psychological Well-

being of Nurses

A study by Sulosaari et al. (2022) says that a good mindfulness-based intervention

(MBI) can help a nurse feel better mentally and less worried. The results of this study showed

that MBI was good for their mental health. Most of the people who took part in the study said

they felt better about themselves. The study shows that these methods help nurses feel less

burned out and more satisfied with their jobs. This makes me think that mindfulness could be

used to help hospital staff who work in critical units. According to a study by Sulosaari et al.

(2022), MBIs may help nurses feel less stressed and have better mental health. However, many

people do not know what health effects come from using MBIs. One bad thing that can happen

at work in an ICU setting may be lessened by MBI, as shown by nurses who are healthier and

more adaptable.

Impact of MBIs on Sleep Quality and Compassion Fatigue

According to Hayajneh et al. (2024), ICU nurses don't sleep much and are always

worried, which makes it hard for them to do their jobs. According to the researchers' first

findings, people who got Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) had much less chronic

stress signs than people in the control group who only watched mindfulness movies. With the

help of MBIs, this can be done, even though the high-level hospital setting is busy and

stressful. These devices work to reduce the stress of nurses and improve the quality of their

sleep. These results show that nurse managers who use mindfulness-based care in nursing will

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help nurses deal with stress better and improve their health as a whole. "24," on the other hand,

was about how MBI affected the nurses' sleep in an ICU. It was shown that treatments that

focused on mindfulness lowered stress a lot more than therapy pictures that only focused on

this skill. The results showed that MBIs may help nurses whom work in difficult jobs feel less

stressed and sleep better, which is good for their health.

The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Stress and Burnout in Nurses

It was suggested by Tripathi and Mulkey (2023) that adding mindfulness-based

exercises to shift huddles might help ease the stress and sadness that come from seeing a

terrible event. It was revealed by the nurses that they take a moment or two to calm down from

the stress of the job when they are taking over from someone else. These results show that even

short-term mindfulness-based treatments can help nurses become more sensitive, which also

makes them less likely to get compassion fatigue. Tripathi and Mulkey's (2023) study on

compassion fatigue nurses found that those who took part in mindfulness-based shift group

treatments were less burned out and had less major stress after just two weeks of sessions. I

didn't know how to add these awareness tools to my job because they weren't usually there. I

thought they would make caring people happy and less stressed.

Conclusion

Mindfulness-based Interventions (MBIs) have been shown to help reduce stress among

ICU staff. Mindfulness training will help nurses in medical areas deal with trauma less because

it makes things less stressful, boosts mental health, and keeps them mentally strong. With the

help of online notes and practice lessons that happen after MBIs, they can also lessen their

worry levels. Also, what they do to help treat sadness is also very important. Care can help us

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deal with worry and tiredness, which can lead to health problems in general. They may even

help with stress, sleep, and feeling emotionally worn out. The study suggests that doctors be

taught how to use mindful techniques in their daily lives. These techniques should also be used

in the ICU, which is known for being one of the most difficult places to work. Not only nurses,

but also a lot of other people can use mindfulness-based techniques to help them deal with

problems at work and provide better care to patients.

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References

Fadzil, N. A., Heong, W. O., Kueh, Y. C., & Phang, C. K. (2021). The effect of a

mindfulness- based intervention on nurses in Kelantan, Malaysia. The Malaysian

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Hayajneh, A. A., Al-Younis, M. O., & Rababa, M. (2024). The effect of a mindfulness

intervention (MI) on sleep disturbance (SD) among nurses. Scientific Reports,

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Othman, S. Y., Hassan, N. I., & Mohamed, A. M. (2023). Effectiveness of mindfulness-

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Sulosaari, V., Unal, E., & Cinar, F. I. (2022). The effectiveness of mindfulness-based

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Tripathi, S., & Mulkey, D. (2023). Implementing brief mindfulness-based interventions to

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Wang, Q., Wang, F., Zhang, S., Liu, C., Feng, Y., & Chen, J. (2023). Effects of a mindfulness-

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