This study aimed to examine the effect of mindfulness meditation in reduction of anxiety and stress among nursing students. A pre experimental one group pretest and posttest design was used. The samples for this study consisted of 30 first year baccalaureate nursing students collected by using convenience sampling technique. The collected data were tabulated and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Study was conducted at Carmel college of Nursing Aluva, Kerala for two weeks. Among 30 students, 86.7% were between 17-19 years of age and all students were females. About 83.3 % belonged to Christian religion and 93.3% were from nuclear family. Majority, 79% of students had mild anxiety. Mild to moderate, moderate and severe anxiety were noted among 7% of students each. The student’s anxiety level showed a significant difference in the pre-test and post test anxiety scores after mindfulness intervention (t = 0.00000361). The pretest level of anxiety was present in all students from mild to severe but in posttest it was decreased to from severe to mild in majority of students. Therefore it is concluded that the mindfulness meditation was effective in reducing anxiety in nursing students. It is very important for nurse educators to help nursing students manage their stress and anxiety in order to prevent additional problems.
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