Abstract

Fifty to 100% of nursing students have experienced test anxiety. The cognitive form of test anxiety (CTA) leads to significant academic implications for nursing students. The ongoing nursing shortage requires nurse educators to implement evidence-based strategies, such as mindfulness meditation training, to help prelicensure nursing students manage their CTA levels and enhance academic performance.

The purpose of this quantitative study was two-fold: (a) to determine if there was a difference in cognitive test anxiety scores for prelicensure nursing students enrolled in an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program who receive the mindfulness meditation intervention and (b) to determine if there was a difference in academic performance of prelicensure nursing students enrolled in an ADN program who receive the mindfulness meditation intervention.

Description

This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 29992321; ProQuest document ID: 2786405193. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Kathleen Tenrreiro, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC

Sigma Membership

Tau Zeta

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Quasi-Experimental Study, Other

Research Approach

Mixed/Multi Method Research

Keywords:

Test Anxiety, Meditation, Mindfulness Interventions, Nursing Students, Academic Success

Advisor

Marcia Derby-Davis

Second Advisor

Holly Evans Madison

Third Advisor

William A. Edmonds

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Nova Southeastern University

Degree Year

2022

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2023-11-15

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