Mindfulness among Head Nurses and Its Relation with Professional Nurses’ Autonomy at Aldawadmi Hospital in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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1 Nursing

2 Faculty of Nursing - Mansoura University

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Background: Mindfulness increases head nurses' awareness of current situation and helping improving nurses' professional autonomy which is highly demanding and essential to nursing practice Aim: Assess mindfulness among head nurses and its relation with professional nurses’ autonomy at Al Dawadmi hospital. Design: A descriptive correlational design used to achieve the aim of the study at Al Dawadmi General Hospital departments participated in the study. The study included all available head nurses (n= 45) and staff nurses (n=147) working at all inpatient units during the time of data collection. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection in the current study; Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ-15) and Professional Nursing Autonomy Scale. Results: More than half of head nurses had moderate level of mindfulness. Also, about half of studied nurses had high level of professional nursing autonomy, while 41% of them had moderate level of professional nursing autonomy. Conclusion: There was a highly statistically significant correlation between head nurses' tendency mindfulness and all professional nurses' autonomy dimensions. Recommendations: Incorporating regular mindfulness training programs , developing structured workshops led by certified mindfulness instructors ,practicing mindfulness breaks throughout the day and seeking out opportunities for professional growth and involvement in decision-making processes.

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