Development of a Wellness Program for Nursing Students During the Pandemic. Issue 5 (September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Franco, Hollis; Veesart, Amanda; Chapman, Karla
• Is Part Of: Nursing education perspectives. Volume 43:Issue 5(2022)
• Page Start: 333
• Page End: 334
• Publication Date: 2022-09
• Subjects: Nursing Students -- Student Stress -- Wellness Program; Nursing -- United States -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Periodicals; Education, Nursing; Nursing; Nursing; United States; Periodicals; Periodicals; 610.73071073
• DOI: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001016
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1536-5026

Abstract

Abstract: Nursing students' significant physical and emotional stress levels have been a recent topic in nursing education, amplifying wellness concerns among faculty and nursing schools. A solution is to implement a wellness program. Wellness programs can benefit the future of the nursing workforce by giving students the ability to cope with stressful situations. This article describes the implementation of a wellness program in a large nursing school during the worldwide pandemic.