One-Hour R.E.S.T. Training Builds Student Resilience

Nursing students are vulnerable to experiencing high levels of stress that can lead to decreased academic success, burnout, and leaving the profession. However, students can combat stress and burnout by cultivating personal resilience. An evidence-based practice project among junior- and senior-level Bachelor of Science in Nursing students at a private Christian college explored the impact of a one-hour resilience education module using the R.E.S.T. Framework on self-reported resilience. Improvements in resilience scores (CD-RISC-10) from pre- to post-education and at two-month follow-up suggest that resilience education and the R.E.S.T. Framework can support nursing student resilience.