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Mindfulness in Nursing: Decreasing Burnout, Improving Outcomes

This course is designed for all nurse clinicians who work within the healthcare system. The purpose of this course is to help nursing professionals identify burnout and what steps they can take to becoming a more mindful practitioner. The course will discuss the demands placed on nurses today, the definition of burnout and its implications. The nurse learner will learn the definition of mindfulness and the momentum and proponents of mindfulness. The nurse will learn the mental as well as the physical benefits of becoming a Mindful Nurse and how this improves patient outcomes. Also addressed is the role the Nurse leader plays in identifying the need for mindfulness and the benefits of training.

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Objectives

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

Discuss the demands placed on nurses today.
Recognize burnout and its implications.
State the statistics of nurse burnout.
Define mindfulness.
Recall the momentum and proponents of mindfulness.
Name the mental and physical benefits of becoming a Mindful Nurse.
Explain how the mindful nurse improves patient outcomes.
Demonstrate the role of the nurse leader in identifying the need for mindful practice.
Give examples of some notable barriers to implementing mindfulness in the healthcare setting.
Apply the benefits of mindfulness training.
Identify and describe the different mindfulness training techniques.

Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction – The impact of Mindfulness on Nursing

Mindfulness in Nursing
Todays Nursing Demands

Chapter 2: Defining Burnout

What is Burnout?
Implications of Burnout
Burnout Metrics

Chapter 3: Defining Mindfulness

Achieving Mindfulness
The Momentum of Mindfulness
Proponents of Mindfulness

Chapter 4: The Mindful Nurse

Becoming The Mindful Nurse
Improving Self-Care
Mindfulness Improving Outcomes
The Mindful Nurse Leader

Chapter 5: Developing and Supporting Mindfulness

Barriers to Improvement
Recommendations for Practice
Stress Reduction Classes
Mindfulness Training
Mindfulness Based Practices

Chapter 6: Conclusion and References

California Bill 241
Implicit Bias in Healthcare
What is Implicit Bias?
Implications of Implicit Bias in Healthcare
How to Reduce Implicit Bias

Price: $12.00

Contact Hour: 1

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HTRSD.org

HTRSD is a provider of continuing education training focused on human trafficking and other social disparities for health care providers, as well as courses that address nurses' health and well-being and under-served topics in advanced critical care.

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