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).