Taking your time: mindfulness for learning disability nursing students

Hutchison, Amy; Cunningham, Tracy; Millar, Annie; McWhirter, Caryn; Hume, Linda; Gaughan, Martin

Abstract

Mindfulness is used increasingly by nurses to help people with a learning disability – and their carers – to manage difficult emotions or situations. It is important, therefore, that nursing students are familiar with this technique. This article, written collaboratively by third-year learning disability nursing students and lecturers, describes a bespoke workshop that introduced the concept of mindfulness in nursing practice. It also gives a brief history of mindfulness, and considers the effect that practising mindfulness could have on nurses and the people they care for. The article concludes with some suggestions of areas for research.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 18, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Jun 27, 2016
• Publication Date: Jun 27, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jul 13, 2016
• Journal: Learning Disability Practice
• Print ISSN: 1465-8712
• Electronic ISSN: 2047-8968
• Publisher: RCN Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 26-30
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.7748/mhp.2016.e1733
• Keywords: collaboration, learning disability, mindfulness, nursing students
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/299684