Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Training Workshop on Mindfulness in Clinical Encounters for Nursing Students of the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

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 Introduction: With the emergence of new and re-emerging diseases and their medical staff and students facing infectious diseases, it was felt necessary to support them regarding the stress and anxiety caused by the disease. Therefore, this study was conducted to design, implement, and evaluate a workshop on mindfulness in clinical encounters for nursing students.
 Method: This educational research was conducted on 66 nursing students based on the Glasik criteria. First, the needs and goals were determined based on the literature review and expert panel; the workshop was designed with a focused group of student representatives, and then the implementation of the program began. For evaluation, the satisfaction form was used to measure learning, anxiety, and performance.
 Results: The average satisfaction of the learners with the efficiency of the course was 32.3 and the satisfaction with the organization of the course was 25.6. The average work participation before the workshop was 19.33 ± 6.19, which after the workshop was 28.13 ± 4.69 and was significant (P < 0.001). The average anxiety before the workshop was 20.40 ± 10.73, but after the workshop decreased to 10.90 ± 13.64 and was significant (P < 0.001). The mean of mindfulness before the workshop was 89.46 ± 17.16, which reached 99.26 ± 18.70 after the workshop (P = 0.007).
 Conclusion: The mindfulness workshop provides a suitable opportunity to practice techniques for dealing with stress and critical situations for undergraduate students who have fewer skills. It is suggested to investigate this intervention at other educational levels.