Exploring how mindfulness enhances attentiveness: a qualitative study with South African mental health nurses.
BMC nursing May 20, 2025 Rudo Ramalisa-Buḓeli, Emmerentia du Plessis, Suegnét Scholtz 2 citations
Mental health nurses who practice mindfulness become more attentive and develop deeper self-understanding, which then benefits their patients. This qualitative study of 11 nurses in South African psychiatric hospitals identified three interconnected categories: foundations for fostering attentiveness through mindfulness, mindfulness practices themselves, and the outcomes of those practices. The findings suggest that attentiveness cultivated through mindfulness serves both as an expression of care and a way to strengthen human connection in nurse-patient relationships.