title: An on-the-job mindfulness-based intervention for pediatric ICU nurses: a pilot.
abstract: The feasibility of a 5-minute mindfulness meditation for PICU nurses before each work-shift to investigate change in nursing stress, burnout, self-compassion, mindfulness, and job satisfaction was explored. Thirty-eight nurses completed measures (Nursing Stress Scale, Maslach Burnout Inventory, Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale and Self-Compassion Scale) at baseline, post-intervention and 1 month after. The intervention was found to be feasible for nurses on the PICU. A repeated measures ANOVA revealed significant decreases in stress from baseline to post intervention and maintained 1 month following the intervention. Findings may inform future interventions that support on-the-job self-care and stress-reduction within a critical care setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Buddhist Chaplaincy, University of the West, Rosemead, CA. Electronic address: tinag@uwest.edu.
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gauthier
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: rmeyer@chla.usc.edu.
authors.forename: Rika M L
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.affiliation: Department of Spiritual Care, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: dgrefe@chla.usc.edu.
authors.forename: Dagmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grefe
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: jgold@chla.usc.edu.
authors.forename: Jeffrey I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Gold
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D064648:Critical Care Nursing / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064866:Mindfulness / Q000379:methods*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Intervention; Mindfulness; Nurses; Stress