Stress management plan,

Purpose: Stress can have a negative impact upon one’s health. Students will incorporate knowledge of MI techniques to engage a specific population in an evidence-based activity that reduces stress levels (time management and anxiety, especially in nurses). Through creating a stress management plan, the APRN gains experiential knowledge to utilize in their clinical practice.

For this assignment, students will explore a mindfulness technique of interest and apply it to a specific population (time management and anxiety, especially in nurses) . Develop a scholarly paper that addresses the following criteria:

• Explore pathology of toxic stress levels and scales used to measure it
• Complete the Stress Management scale located in the course module and provide a summary of findings
• Identify an intervention useful for stress management: ( yoga and meditation).
• Research the intervention selected and cite evidence of effectiveness providing cultural considerations that may impact success of the intervention
• Outline motivational techniques used to develop an effective stress management plan
• Develop two SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time bound) that will be used to monitor the effectiveness of the management plan
• Submit a 3-5 page paper using APA format
• The scholarly paper should be in narrative format – 3 to 5 pages excluding the title and reference page.
• Include an introductory paragraph, purpose statement, and a conclusion.
• Include level 1 and 2 headings to organize the paper.
• Write the paper in third person, not first person (meaning do not use ‘we’ or ‘I’) and in a scholarly manner. To clarify: I, we, you, me, our may not be used. In addition, describing yourself as the researcher or the author should not be used.
• Include a minimum of 4 professional peer-reviewed scholarly journal references to support the paper (review in Ulrich Periodical Directory) and be less than five (5) years old.
• APA format is required (attention to spelling/grammar, a title page, a reference page, and in-text citations).

Answer preview

Stress denotes the response generated by a person’s body due to the daily demands imposed on it by both negative and positive experiences. These stressors can be environmental, emotional, theoretical, or physical (Wolozin & Ivanov, 2019). These stressors generally lead to a stress response, commonly referred to as the “flight or fight” response. This response is comprised of the psychological changes occurring after perceived stressful encounters. It emanates due to the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system, leading to the release of numerous neuro-endocrine-immune responses (Wolozin & Ivanov, 2019). This leads to the emergence of reproducible physiologic effects such as elevated heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure. On most occasions, these physiologic effects are temporary, and thus, a person’s body

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