Mindfulness for Nurses Certificate
Elevate your nursing practice by mastering mindfulness techniques that empower you to confidently address anxiety, insomnia, and stress in your patients
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Live Sessions April 2026
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Foundations of Mindfulness
In this lesson, you’ll explore mindfulness from its Buddhist roots to modern clinical use, viewing it as a spectrum of perception—from reactive to focused and open awareness. You’ll learn how these states shape clinical presence, decision-making, and patient care, while developing practical skills to stabilize awareness and respond with greater clarity and intention.
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Grounding Techniques to Use During Shift
In this lesson, you’ll learn about grounding techniques to utilize during your shift. You’ll also learn about distress tolerance techniques and using the assessment tool of the Window of Tolerance, which can be used for personal or professional practice.
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Distress Tolerance and Breathwork
Learn practical grounding tools to restore calm and presence. This training covers breathwork, pendulation, and the window of tolerance to understand nervous system states. Practice body scans, noticing, distress tolerance, and containment for emotional regulation. Thought diffusion techniques help create space from overwhelming thoughts—supporting resilience in both personal and clinical settings.
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Lesson 1
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Lesson 2
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Lesson 3
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Lesson 4
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Lesson 5
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Mind-Body Therapies Part 1
This mindfulness course for nurses introduces mind-body medicine, featuring activities on breathwork and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Gain practical skills to integrate these techniques into your practice, enhancing stress management and emotional well-being. This course will empower you with tools to improve both your own resilience and patient care.
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Mind-Body Therapies Part 2
This mindfulness course for nurses covers restorative yoga, progressive muscle relaxation, and a lecture on compassionate touch and heart rate variability. Enhance your skills with practical activities and insights to support your well-being and patient care. Learn techniques to reduce stress, foster compassion, and improve overall resilience.
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Lesson 6
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Lesson 7
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Creating a Mindfulness Plan
This mindfulness course for nurses helps you develop a mindfulness care plan for your clients, utilizing mindfulness and mind-body medicine therapies to address common nursing diagnoses, such as inability to cope. By participating, you'll enhance your skills in creating personalized care strategies, improving patient outcomes, and fostering a more resilient and compassionate approach in your practice.
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Completion Instructions
In this lesson, you’ll find the instructions for completion.
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