Using Mindfulness and Meditation to Decrease Burnout in Nurses in Critical Care Areas by Jen Sikoutris

Using Mindfulness and Meditation to Decrease Burnout in Nurses in Critical Care Areas by Jen Sikoutris https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh Dealing with life, death, and critical illness on a daily basis can exact a toll on anyones livelihood. This is especially true of nurses working in critical care areas in hospitals throughout the country. This website provides a platform from which caregivers can become educated on how meditation and mindfulness can help them more appropriately manage the stress inherent in being employed in these areas. en-us 2016-01-23 02:32:00 UTC 2025-05-23 15:21:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/94020803/139488f82c777e93697ef57abe3fe68c27614d5f/5ef6e64fc6b57d6e3123c6d2b5202b47.jpg About Me jsikoutris https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/93946974 Jennifer Sikoutris
Emergency Department Nurse in a teaching hospital in Wilmington, DE
MSN Student at Drexel University ]]> 2016-02-09 00:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/93946974 The Happiness Effect jsikoutris https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/94227582 Mindfulness and Meditation can increase happiness which effects everything else in your life, including:
- Increased Intelligence
- Increased Creativity
- Increased Energy Levels
- Increased Dopamine Levels, which turn on learning centers in your brain
(Achor, 2011)]]> 2016-02-10 02:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/94227582 Abstract jsikoutris https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95336990 Mindfulness and Meditation training has been shown to help nurses focus more on patients as humans and less as tasks (Brady, O'Connor, Burgermeister, & Hanson, 2012). This has been shown to help increase patient safety and patient satisfaction scores. Educational sessions for nurses to help them learn mindfulness and meditation techniques is one way to help nurses learn these techniques and how to incorporate them into their daily work life.]]> 2016-02-16 16:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95336990 Type of Course jsikoutris https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95337325 Educational sessions for nurses. Blended Course]]> 2016-02-16 16:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95337325 Description of Learners jsikoutris https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95337590 Nurses working in critical care areas. This demographic is more susceptible to burnout ]]> 2016-02-16 16:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95337590 Duration, Outcomes, Objectives jsikoutris https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95338156 4 week long education course comprised of 4 one hour long in person sessions (one per week), designed to decrease reported burnout for nurses and to increase patient satisfaction and safety. Online collaboration and journaling will occur in between in person sessions to make it a blended style course. Nurses will learn the basic techniques involved in mindfulness and meditation and be able to apply them to their work in critical care areas.]]> 2016-02-16 16:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95338156 Methods of Instruction jsikoutris https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95340651 1 hour long in person classes once a week x 4 weeks. Online collaboration and journaling will occur between classes. Use online communication with regards to self-journaling and questions to stimulate critical thinking about the application of mindfulness and meditation in work between sessions.]]> 2016-02-16 16:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95340651 Strategies to Support Inclusion and Self-Efficacy jsikoutris https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95341257 - Journals done during days away from class, homework to support mindfulness and meditation at home when not at class and incorporation of learning into every day life.
- Participants can share their experiences and challenges with mindfulness and meditation throughout the 4 week class
- Participants can be polled months after the class finishes to see how they were able to incorporate mindfulness and meditation into their lives and workflows in "real life"]]> 2016-02-16 17:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95341257 Utilization of Technology Applications jsikoutris https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95341867 Use internet based technology to foster communication and on-the-go learning and practice of techniques learned. For example, an app called Momento available on smart phone or tablet devices allows users to journal about the application of their learning to their lives and practices. This gives users to ability to sync to social media if they desire as well. Apps such as Google Hangouts can be used to have group meetings in between sessions on smart phone, tablet, or computer as well. This makes learning and talking about its application more accessible to busy people on the go.]]> 2016-02-16 17:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95341867 Evaluation Plan jsikoutris https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95344700 Pre and post evaluation will be conducted before and after the course. This will occur through polling nurses going through educational sessions both before and after sessions, as well as evaluation of patient satisfaction scores before and after the course, and patient safety in the unit before and after the course. ]]> 2016-02-16 17:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95344700 Links jsikoutris https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95346338 Neuro-Instructional Tool Box]]> 2016-02-16 17:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95346338 Links jsikoutris https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95346671 Study Blue Flash Cards]]> 2016-02-16 17:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95346671 Right Brain Thinking jsikoutris https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95365862 Step into your right brain in order to live more in the present moment and be more conscious of the here and now. Right brain thinking can encourage:
- Learning kinesthetically through body movement (breath work in meditation)
- Think and learn in pictures
- Slow down the brain and turn off the stress of detail processing and worry about the past and future (this is a left brain function)
(Bolte Taylor, 2008)]]> 2016-02-16 18:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95365862 References jsikoutris https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95366820 Achor, S. (2011). The happy secret to better work. Retrieved from

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]]> 2016-02-16 18:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95366820 Effects of Unmanaged Stress in Nurses in Critical Care Areas jsikoutris https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95386381 - Decreased ability to process information
- Decreased ability to problem solve
- Decreased ability to concentrate
- Increased errors
- Increased patient falls
- Decreased ability to mitigate violence in patients
- Treating patients as tasks and not people-> Decreased patient satisfaction (Brady et al., 2012)
- Increased activation in the amygdala region in the brain (associated with stress and anxiety) (McGonigal, 2010)
- Increased nursing turnover in a unit
- Low self-esteem
- Depression (Lichtenberg Heard, Hartman, & Bushardt, 2013)]]> 2016-02-16 19:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/95386381 Welcome to my Padlet! jsikoutris https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/96706075 Introduction]]> 2016-02-23 14:19:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/96706075 Mindfulness jsikoutris https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/97463795 Mind Full or Mindful?]]> 2016-02-26 03:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/97463795 Feel it jsikoutris https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/97466446 Feel life energy and use it during your daily life]]> 2016-02-26 04:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jsikoutris/eibqc1p9oclh/wish/97466446