Learning to Bounce Back: A Scoping Review About Resiliency Education

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Healthcare Professional Development
• Resilience Training

Background:

• Healthcare professionals experience significant occupational stress in demanding work environments.
• Resilience training is a recognized approach to mitigate workplace stress.
• Understanding educational strategies for resilience is crucial for supporting healthcare workers.

Purpose of the Study:

• To conduct a scoping review of existing literature on educational strategies for teaching resilience.
• To identify and synthesize key interventions and approaches for resilience development.

Main Methods:

• A five-stage methodological framework by Arksey and O'Malley was employed.
• Thematic evaluation of 25 included resources was performed to identify strategies.

Main Results:

• Six key themes emerged: Reflective Practice, Storytelling, Peer Support and Mentoring, Professional Support and Mentoring, Mindfulness and Meditation Practice, and Enhancing Self-Knowledge and Personal Competencies.
• These themes represent diverse educational strategies for fostering resilience.

Conclusions:

• Educational strategies exist to effectively teach resilience to students.
• Recommendations are provided for integrating resilience education into undergraduate curricula.
• Developing resilience is vital for nursing students' long-term physical, mental, and emotional well-being.