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Using guided reflection to reduce test anxiety in nursing students.

Caitlin Beggs¹, Deborah Shields, Heather Janiszewski Goodin

¹Capital University, Columbus, OH 43209, USA. cbeggs@capital.edu

Journal of Holistic Nursing : Official Journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association

|January 26, 2011

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Area of Science:

Nursing Education
Student Psychology

Background:

Test anxiety affects up to 40% of students.
Nursing students face significant stressors impacting academic performance.
Evaluation situations commonly trigger student anxiety.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore guided reflection as a method for managing test anxiety in nursing students.
To utilize Johns's Model for Structured Reflection to facilitate self-insight.
To identify strategies for reducing test anxiety within a holistic self-care framework.

Main Methods:

Employing guided reflection techniques.
Utilizing Johns's Model for Structured Reflection as a framework.
Facilitating student self-discovery and insight.

Main Results:

Students can actualize feelings related to test anxiety.
Guided reflection promotes self-awareness regarding anxiety triggers.
Identification of personalized strategies to decrease test anxiety.

Conclusions:

Guided reflection is a viable tool for nursing students to address test anxiety.
Johns's Model provides structure for effective self-reflection.
Developing self-care strategies can mitigate test anxiety and improve well-being.