title: Interventional strategies to decrease nursing student anxiety in the clinical learning environment.
abstract: The clinical setting is a significant learning environment for undergraduate nursing students. However, the learning that occurs in this environment presents challenges that may cause students to experience stress and anxiety. High levels of anxiety can affect students' clinical performance, presenting a clear threat to success in a clinical rotation. It is crucial for clinical nursing faculty to foster a supportive learning environment conducive to undergraduate nursing student learning. The purpose of this article is to provide clinical nursing faculty with the current literature related to humor, peer instructors and mentors, and mindfulness training as strategies to decrease undergraduate student nurse anxiety in the clinical setting. The Neuman Systems Model is used as a theoretical framework, and the application of this model to humor, peer instructors and mentors, and mindfulness training is examined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Three Rivers Community College, Norwich, Connecticut 06360, USA. lmoscaritolo@trcc.commnet.edu
authors.forename: Linda M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Moscaritolo
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D010379:Peer Group; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic / Q000523:psychology