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Publication Experience of Mindfulness Meditations Based on Stress Reduction among Undergraduate Nursing Students, Chitwan, Nepal(Nepal Health Research Council, 2023) Bista, Archana Pandey; Adhikari, Jamuna; Shah, Bimala Kumari; Poudel, Kalpana; KC, Bhagwati; Pandey, ApsaraAbstract Background: Undergraduate nursing students are frequently vulnerable to stress during their education with a high rate of attrition. Mindfulness Mediations based on Stress Reductions have been found to promote psychological well-being and mental health among nursing students. Therefore, the objective of the study was to explore the experiences of Mindfulness among undergraduate nursing students. Methods: Qualitative Hermeneutic Phenomenology research design was adopted. Data were collected from under graduate nursing students from Chitwan Medical College, Institute of Medicine who had been practicing Mindfulness Meditation for 6 weeks. The duration of data collection was January to June 2022. Data were collected after obtaining ethical approval from Nepal Health Research Council. Focused Group Discussions were conducted to collect data by the researcher using the Focused Group Discussion guide in Nepali language. A total of three Focused Group Discussions was carried out among 12 participants in each Focused Group Discussion with a total of 36 participants. Data were analyzed by thematic analysis technique based on Giorgi’s qualitative data analysis technique. Results: Five developed themes were stress managed well in daily life and during examination time, present moment awareness and positivity, self-realization of inner peace and more self-acceptance, and feeling of developed future role for advocating mindfulness meditations. Conclusions: Mindfulness-based mediations have been found effective strategies among undergraduate nursing for the management of stress during daily living and during examinations, development of self-realization, increase inner peace, self-acceptance and developed skills for future role for advocating mindfulness meditations. Keywords: Mindfulness meditations; nursing students; stress.Publication Nepal needs Continuing Professional Development for Re-registration in Nursing and Midwifery(Nepal Health Research Council, 2023) Simkhada, Bibha; Teijlingen, Edwin van; Sharma, Chandrakala; Pandey, Apsara; Simkhada, PadamAbstract The nursing and midwifery profession needs to stay up to date with the latest developments. In this Viewpoint, we shall be referring to ‘nurses’ and ‘nursing’ to mean ‘nurses and midwives’ and ‘nursing and midwifery’ respectively. Nurses must continue to update their skills and competences to meet changing future population health needs effectively and safely. However, the reality is that many staff are reporting difficulty accessing and completing Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in all settings. Keywords: CPD; midwifery; nursing; post-registration education; training.Publication Perceived Burden of Care among Parents of Children with Sickle Cell Disease(Nepal Health Research Council, 2023) Nai, Saraswoti; Ranjitkar, Uma Devi; Pandey, ApsaraAbstract Background: Children affected with Sickle Cell Disease mostly depend on their parents for assistance which creates physical, emotional, social, and financial burdens among the parents. The objective of this study was to find out the level of perceived burden of care among parents of children with sickle cell disease in a hospital. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional research design was used with a quantitative approach. The data were collected using a structured interview schedule using the Zarit Burden Interview scale among 152 parents attending the social service unit of Bheri Hospital, Nepalgunj. A nonprobability purposive sampling technique was used. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), version 20. The Chi-square test was used to measure the association between the level of burden of care and selected variables. Results: One hundred and fifty-two parents were included in the study, among which more than half (58.6%) were fathers. More than half (52.0%) of parents perceived mild to moderate burden with a Mean±SD score of level of burden is 1.26±0.44. A significant statistical association was found between the level of burden of care and the relationship to the child (p=0.002), and the type of family (p=0.04). Conclusions: The study showed that the majority of the parents’ perceived a mild to moderate burden. Keywords: Burden of care; parents; sickle cell disease; zarit burden interview