Anxiety and a Mindfulness Exercise in Healthcare Simulation Prebriefing

As nursing education searches for ways to advance the simulation experience for students, improving methods of prebriefing are essential. Student anxiety is commonly reported in and around the simulated learning experience. The aim of this study was to determine if a brief mindfulness exercise could influence anxiety for students entering the simulation laboratory. In this mixed-methods study, a visual analog scale (VAS) was used for students to self-report anxiety. Data analysis revealed that a brief guided meditation in the simulation prebriefing decreased self-reports of anxiety in the simulated learning experience. Students reported lowered anxiety, reported a feeling of “being in the moment”, but were also distracted by what others thought about the exercise. As we work towards a theoretical framework for the prebriefing phase of simulation, incorporating mindfulness may be as important as some of the other established best practices.

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