Mindfulness may help nurses build resilience

Mindfulness and other meditation practices have gained considerable attention as possible solutions to reducing the stress leading nurses and other clinicians to experience burnout. To calm the nervous system, nurses can learn various techniques related to breathing, awareness and focus. According to Susan Taylor, PhD, these approaches to stress reduction require training and practice. “We’re conditioning the nervous system to be more resilient,” she told Nurse.com.” For conditioning, you need to do it every day.” (Nurse.com story, 10/8/19)