Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Donia R Baldacchino |
Abstract | The study unit on 'The spiritual dimension in care'had a Judeo-Christian orientation. It was introduced to the Diploma nursing curriculum at the University of Malta in the academic year 2002-2003. The aim was to increase students' awareness about the essence of spirituality in care so as to enable them to implement holistic care. Spirituality may or may not incorporate religiosity. Thus, believers may have spiritual needs which may include religious needs whilst the atheists and agnostics may still have spiritual needs. While considering secularisation, the Christian culture of Malta was addressed in this study unit. This article describes the content structure of the study unit based on the ASSET model (Narayanasamy, A., 1999. ASSET: a model for actioning spirituality and spiritual care education and training in nursing. Nurse Education Today 19, 274-285) and outlines the various teaching methods used. Following feedback from the first and second cohort groups in 2003 and 2004, respectively, the reviewed study unit was delivered to the third cohort group of students (n=65) in Semester 2 in the academic year 2004-2005. Apart from the use of traditional teaching methods, such as lessons and a seminar, other methods were used constantly throughout the study unit, for example, self-reflection exercises, case-studies and small group discussions to enhance learning. Recommendations are proposed to review the content of this study unit and to introduce other teaching methods for effective learning. |
Publication | Nurse Education Today |
Volume | 28 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 550-562 |
Date | Jul 2008 |
Journal Abbr | Nurse Educ Today |
DOI | 10.1016/j.nedt.2007.09.003 |
ISSN | 0260-6917 |
Short Title | Teaching on the spiritual dimension in care to undergraduate nursing students |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17950959 |
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The study unit on ‘The spiritual dimension in care’ had a Judeo-Christian orientation. It was introduced to the Diploma nursing curriculum at the University of Malta in the academic year 2002-2003. The aim was to increase students’ awareness about the essence of spirituality in care so as to enable them to implement holistic care.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Ven. Sreemat Swapan Kumar Barua |
Abstract | The author presents a Buddhist understanding of the cognitive process of incoming information, its circulation and its congruent reactions based on the Buddhist spiritual meditative tradition of South and Southeast Asia. He asserts that Buddha can be credited as the first cognitive psychologist who propounded one of the most comprehensive analytic systems of cognitive process with an ultimate aim of achieving an altered psychological state of positive change and equilibrium reaction. Abstract from a paper given at the Epilepsy, Brain and Mind conference in March 2010, in Prague, Czech Republic. |
Publication | Epilepsy & Behavior |
Volume | 17 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 598 |
Date | April 2010 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.01.090 |
ISSN | 1525-5050 |
Short Title | 65. Cognitive process |
Accessed | Fri May 7 14:59:14 2010 |
Library Catalog | ScienceDirect |
Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:04:35 2011 |
Modified | Wed Nov 30 19:40:03 2011 |
Applies Buddhist philosophy to cognitive processes; positions BUddha as a cognitive psychologist meditation The author presents a Buddhist understanding of the cognitive process of incoming information, its circulation and its congruent reactions based on the Buddhist spiritual meditative tradition of South and Southeast Asia. He asserts that Buddha can be credited as the first cognitive psychologist who propounded one of the most comprehensive analytic systems of cognitive process with an ultimate aim of achieving an altered psychological state of positive change and equilibrium reaction. Abstract from a paper given at the Epilepsy, Brain and Mind conference in March 2010, in Prague, Czech Republic.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Annette L Becker |
Abstract | Despite evidence in college students indicating a hunger for spiritual insight and spirituality's application in health care, there continues to be guardedness within the academy towards inclusion of curricula that address spirituality. The purpose of this article is to examine the ethical considerations of teaching spirituality in the academy by describing current trends, issues relevant to nursing education and practice, legitimate concerns of the academy, and the importance of an ethical instructional response when teaching about spirituality. Data supporting the interest and desire by students to explore meaning and purpose in the context of spirituality will be presented. Challenges and barriers inherent in teaching this topic will be described, including the affective response, the lack of a universally accepted definition of spirituality, and spirituality's relationship to religion. Pedagogical strategies consistent with an ethical instructional response will be discussed as the key to eliciting trust within the academy. A model of teaching spirituality and health will be offered to illustrate these possibilities. |
Publication | Nursing Ethics |
Volume | 16 |
Issue | 6 |
Pages | 697-706 |
Date | Nov 2009 |
Journal Abbr | Nurs Ethics |
DOI | 10.1177/0969733009342639 |
ISSN | 0969-7330 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19889911 |
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The purpose of this article is to examine the ethical considerations of teaching spirituality in the academy by describing current trends, issues relevant to nursing education and practice, legitimate concerns of the academy, and the importance of an ethical instructional response when teaching about spirituality. Data supporting the interest and desire by students to explore meaning and purpose in the context of spirituality will be presented.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Anne Bruce |
Author | Laurene Sheilds |
Author | Anita Molzahn |
Abstract | Despite growing interest in spiritual matters throughout society, definitions and descriptions of spirituality seem incomplete or otherwise unsatisfactory. In this article, the authors consider the possibility that such incompleteness is perhaps necessary and welcomed in addressing spirituality. In particular, they investigate the challenges of using metaphor and metonymic approaches to "languaging" spirituality. By exploring these figures of speech they hope to diversify how nurses articulate deeply personal and perhaps enigmatic human phenomena such as spirituality. Metaphoric language uses everyday structures to help make sense of complex, emotional, and abstract experience. Whereas metaphor creates substitutive relationships between things and provides insights into conceptualizing spirituality, metonymy and metonymic writing establish relationships of contiguity. Whereas metaphor functions to represent and facilitates understanding and feelings about spirituality, metonymy disrupts while opening possibilities of moving beyond binary thinking. Attending to language and its various ontological assumptions opens diverse and potentially more inclusive possibilities. |
Publication | Journal of Holistic Nursing: Official Journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association |
Volume | 29 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 44-52 |
Date | Mar 2011 |
Journal Abbr | J Holist Nurs |
DOI | 10.1177/0898010110381116 |
ISSN | 1552-5724 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20841392 |
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Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Donna Hoffert |
Author | Christine Henshaw |
Author | Nyaradzo Mvududu |
Abstract | According to the literature, a majority of nurses and nursing students report a lack of comfort and ability to perform a spiritual assessment. The researchers designed and implemented an intervention program to address the 4 barriers most frequently identified as obstacles to performing a spiritual assessment. They discuss this study and suggest teaching interventions to assist nursing students to assess and implement spiritual care. Researcher-developed tools are presented and can be made available for use. |
Publication | Nurse Educator |
Volume | 32 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 66-72 |
Date | 2007 Mar-Apr |
Journal Abbr | Nurse Educ |
DOI | 10.1097/01.NNE.0000264327.17921.b7 |
ISSN | 0363-3624 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17496821 |
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Date Added | Sat Oct 1 15:43:26 2011 |
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According to the literature, a majority of nurses and nursing students report a lack of comfort and ability to perform a spiritual assessment. The researchers designed and implemented an intervention program to address the 4 barriers most frequently identified as obstacles to performing a spiritual assessment. They discuss this study and suggest teaching interventions to assist nursing students to assess and implement spiritual care. Researcher-developed tools are presented and can be made available for use.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Cheryl M Lantz |
Abstract | This article reviews the status of teaching spiritual care in a public institution of higher education. The resurgence of interest in spiritual care across the United States has spurred interest and expanded theories of spirituality within the nursing profession. Nursing education rose to the challenge of teaching spiritual care theories and interventions to students, despite the absence of policy to guide educators. However, differences between public and private educational institutions have led to variations in the teaching of spiritual care. In addition to the legal implications stemming from the need for separation of church and state, nurses must also be aware of their ethical obligations in order to teach spiritual care concepts appropriately. The accrediting agencies for nursing education programs and hospitals, as well as state licensure boards, foster high expectations for nurses to provide spiritual care. A call for research and policy development to guide nurse educators is also addressed in this article. |
Publication | The Journal of Nursing Education |
Volume | 46 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 33-38 |
Date | Jan 2007 |
Journal Abbr | J Nurs Educ |
ISSN | 0148-4834 |
Short Title | Teaching spiritual care in a public institution |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17302098 |
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This article reviews the status of teaching spiritual care in a public institution of higher education.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | M Maddox |
Abstract | PURPOSE: To describe the author's experience in locating and implementing a spiritual assessment tool in teaching a first semester clinical nurse practitioner (NP) course. DATA SOURCES: Selected articles and responses of NP students to the use of the tool. CONCLUSIONS: A spiritual assessment is an important component of a comprehensive health assessment. The use of a formal structured protocol provides a framework for beginning students to become comfortable with sprirituality and spiritual assessments and to begin to recognize spiritual distress in clients. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The protocol used in the course is very extensive and might not be practical in a busy practice setting. An alternative, 4-point assessment is provided. |
Publication | Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners |
Volume | 13 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 134-139 |
Date | Mar 2001 |
Journal Abbr | J Am Acad Nurse Pract |
ISSN | 1041-2972 |
Short Title | Teaching spirituality to nurse practitioner students |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11930585 |
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Purpose: To describe the author’s experience in locating and implementing a spiritual assessment tool in teaching a first semester clinical nurse practitioner (NP) course. Conclusions: A spiritual assessment is an important component of a comprehensive health assessment.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Melanie McEwen |
Abstract | Although most nurses believe spiritual care is an integral component of quality, holistic nursing care, they rarely address spiritual issues and typically feel unprepared to do so. One reason for nurses' lack of preparedness to provide spiritual interventions is that their basic education only minimally discusses spirituality and related issues. This is compounded by the problem that only sporadic reference to spiritual care is found in most nursing textbooks. This study was conducted to analyze the content related to spirituality in nursing textbooks in order to determine where spiritual care is addressed and evaluate its adequacy. A total of 50 textbooks from a wide variety of nursing specialty areas were selected from the most recent Brandon Hill list. These books were examined to assess the percentage of pages discussing spiritual issues and analyze inclusion of core content essential for nursing practice. Although there was considerable variation among the books from all specialty areas, overall, hospice/terminal care, fundamentals of nursing, health assessment/health promotion, and transcultural nursing textbooks provided the most information about spirituality and spiritual care. Textbooks focusing on professional issues, medical-surgical nursing, maternal-child health nursing, critical care nursing, and community health nursing contained the least spiritual content. Suggestions are made regarding how to integrate spiritual issues and spiritual care in all nursing textbooks that pertain directly to patient care. |
Publication | The Journal of Nursing Education |
Volume | 43 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 20-30 |
Date | Jan 2004 |
Journal Abbr | J Nurs Educ |
ISSN | 0148-4834 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14748531 |
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Although most nurses believe spiritual care is an integral component of quality, holistic nursing care, they rarely address spiritual issues and typically feel unprepared to do so. One reason for nurses’ lack of preparedness to provide spiritual interventions is that their basic education only minimally discusses spirituality and related issues.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Wilfred McSherry |
Author | Mark Gretton |
Author | Peter Draper |
Author | Roger Watson |
Abstract | BACKGROUND: There is a professional requirement for student nurses to achieve competence in the delivery of spiritual care. However, there is no research exploring students nurses perceptions of being educated in these matters. AIM: This paper explores the ethical basis of teaching student nurses about the concepts of spirituality and spiritual care by reporting the findings from the first year of a 3 year investigation. DESIGN: An exploratory longitudinal design was used to obtain student nurses perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care as they progressed through a 3 year programme. METHOD: A questionnaire incorporating the Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale was distributed to 176 pre-registration nursing students undertaking either the Advanced Diploma or Bachelor of Science degree programmes. RESULTS: A response rate of 76.7% was obtained. Findings reveal that the majority of student nurses perceived spirituality to be a universal phenomenon of a type that can be associated with existentialism. Some students were very uncertain and apprehensive about being instructed in spiritual matters. CONCLUSION: A cohort of student nurses held similar understandings of spirituality to those presented in the nursing literature. However the results also suggest an overwhelming majority felt it was wrong for spirituality to imply that some people are better than others and most were uncertain whether spirituality was related to good and evil. RELEVANCE TO NURSE EDUCATION: The investigation reveals that there are a number of ethical concerns surrounding the teaching of spirituality to student nurses that need to be resolved. |
Publication | Nurse Education Today |
Volume | 28 |
Issue | 8 |
Pages | 1002-1008 |
Date | Nov 2008 |
Journal Abbr | Nurse Educ Today |
DOI | 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.05.013 |
ISSN | 0260-6917 |
Short Title | The ethical basis of teaching spirituality and spiritual care |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18597898 |
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This paper explores the ethical basis of teaching student nurses about the concepts of spirituality and spiritual care by reporting the findings from the first year of a 3 year investigation.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Aru Narayanasamy |
Abstract | AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this paper is to share reflectively how my empirical studies on spirituality and culture have had an impact upon nurse education. BACKGROUND: Spirituality and cultural dimensions of care are considered to be integral to holistic care. The healing potentials of spiritual and cultural care are well documented. The commitment to the research programme came due to the concern within early literature on nursing that the provision of spiritual care for patients is inadequate. METHODS: The research programme used action research comprising largely qualitative approaches. As the holistic and multiperspective nature of spirituality and culture requires a multidisciplinary approach and flexibility of methodology, various research techniques were used. RESULTS: The findings from the research programme led to the development of theories, models and conceptual literature on spiritual and cultural care. In particular, two models evolved from the studies: the ASSET for spiritual cares education and training and the ACCESS for transcultural care practice. The critical incident studies provide insights into nurses' roles in spiritual care interventions. The phenomenological study highlights that chronically ill patients use spiritual strategies in coping with their illness. CONCLUSION: Overall, the paper offers a body of evidence that has an impact upon curriculum development in nurse education and nursing practice. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: The ASSET model offers a framework for spiritual care education. The ACCESS model offers a framework for transcultural care practice. The critical incident studies map out nurses' roles in spiritual and cultural care with scope for development of care intervention models for the future. The coping mechanisms study highlights how patients use spiritual coping strategies such as prayer and other resources to cope with their chronic illnesses. |
Publication | Journal of Clinical Nursing |
Volume | 15 |
Issue | 7 |
Pages | 840-851 |
Date | Jul 2006 |
Journal Abbr | J Clin Nurs |
DOI | 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01616.x |
ISSN | 0962-1067 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16879377 |
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In spite of an unjustified negative portrayal of Islam, it continues to grow at what is sometimes perceived as an unprecedented rate, having, it is estimated, one billion followers, i.e. one-fifth of the world’s population. This signals the need for nurse education to take on board curriculum measures to incorporate spiritual and cultural dimensions in the care of Muslim patients. Therefore, curriculum strategies are identified for putting into action educational programmes that address the needs of Muslims.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | A Narayanasamy |
Author | A Andrews |
Abstract | In this paper the cultural impact of Islam on the future directions of nurse education is considered. In so doing, Islam is demonstrated as a living and growing religion, transcending almost all races and cultures in many parts of the globe. The historical review of Islam suggests its pervasive impact on almost all aspects of life: affecting both the East and West. In spite of an unjustified negative portrayal of Islam, it continues to grow at what is sometimes perceived as an unprecedented rate, having, it is estimated, one-billion followers, i.e. one-fifth of the world's population. This signals the need for nurse education to take on board curriculum measures to incorporate spiritual and cultural dimensions in the care of Muslim patients. Therefore, curriculum strategies are identified for putting into action educational programmes that address the needs of Muslims. |
Publication | Nurse Education Today |
Volume | 20 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 57-64; discussion 65-72 |
Date | Jan 2000 |
Journal Abbr | Nurse Educ Today |
DOI | 10.1054/nedt.2000.0425 |
ISSN | 0260-6917 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/11138216 |
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Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
Extra | PMID: 11138216 |
Date Added | Sat Oct 1 15:43:26 2011 |
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The ASSET model offers a framework for spiritual care education. The ACCESS model offers a framework for transcultural care practice. The critical incident studies map out nurses’ roles in spiritual and cultural care with scope for development of care intervention models for the future. The coping mechanisms study highlights how patients use spiritual coping strategies such as prayer and other resources to cope with their chronic illnesses.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Eileen R O'Shea |
Author | Meredith Wallace |
Author | Mary Quinn Griffin |
Author | Joyce J Fitzpatrick |
Abstract | This study evaluated the effect of a spiritual education session on pediatric nurses' perspectives toward providing spiritual care. A one-group pretest and posttest design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the educational session. Participants consisted of 41 pediatric and neonatal nurses that worked in a large university-affiliated children's hospital. Findings confirmed that the spiritual education session had a positive effect on nurses' perspectives toward providing spiritual care. In addition, a positive correlation was identified between the pediatric nurses' perception of their own spirituality and their perspective toward providing care. |
Publication | Journal of Pediatric Nursing |
Volume | 26 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 34-43 |
Date | Jan 2011 |
Journal Abbr | J Pediatr Nurs |
DOI | 10.1016/j.pedn.2009.07.009 |
ISSN | 1532-8449 |
Accessed | Sun Feb 13 10:16:16 2011 |
Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
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Date Added | Thu Sep 29 08:57:52 2011 |
Modified | Thu Sep 29 08:57:52 2011 |
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Barbara Pesut |
Abstract | Educators are increasingly being called on to teach nursing students the fundamentals of spiritual care. The purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze what was being taught to nursing students about spirituality and spiritual care through nursing fundamentals textbooks. Findings of this study suggest that although this body of literature provides comprehensive content about spirituality and spiritual care, there are some underlying conceptual problems. The clear demarcation between spirituality and religion creates problematic dichotomies between patients' individual and cultural selves and their cognitive and experiential selves. Defining spirituality primarily by positive emotional descriptors and cognitive capacity tends to pathologize the basic human experience of suffering and marginalize those most vulnerable in society. Spiritual care is problematic in that it is difficult to identify what constitutes a uniquely spiritual intervention, the outcomes being proposed for care are questionable, and there is an assumption that nurses' spiritual worldviews are biases in the context of care. |
Publication | The Journal of Nursing Education |
Volume | 47 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 167-173 |
Date | Apr 2008 |
Journal Abbr | J Nurs Educ |
ISSN | 0148-4834 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18468293 |
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Educators are increasingly being called on to teach nursing students the fundamentals of spiritual care. The purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze what was being taught to nursing students about spirituality and spiritual care through nursing fundamentals textbooks. Findings of this study suggest that although this body of literature provides comprehensive content about spirituality and spiritual care, there are some underlying conceptual problems.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Sandra Cristina Pillon |
Author | Manoel Antônio Dos Santos |
Author | Angélica Martins de Souza Gonçalves |
Author | Keila Maria de Araújo |
Abstract | The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate alcohol use and the levels of spirituality among nursing students. The tests used were the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and the Spirituality Scale. Participants were 191 (80.2%) nursing undergraduates from a city in the state of Minas Gerais, 75.4% of which were female, average age 25 years, and 149 (78%) were Catholic. As for alcohol use per gender, 117 (75%) women used alcoholic beverages and 33 (56.9%) had a drinking problem (p?0.05), against 25 men (431%). Low scores for spirituality levels were found in the sample: in average, women had lower scores compared to men (12.7 against 13.5). Comparing the level of spirituality with having a drinking problem, it was observed that students with low risk alcohol use had lower levels of spirituality. In conclusion, spirituality may not function as a protecting factor for alcohol use, hence this behavior may be under the control of other variables. |
Publication | Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da U S P |
Volume | 45 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 100-107 |
Date | Mar 2011 |
Journal Abbr | Rev Esc Enferm USP |
ISSN | 0080-6234 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21445495 |
Accessed | Mon Apr 4 19:40:12 2011 |
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Date Added | Thu Sep 29 08:56:10 2011 |
Modified | Thu Sep 29 08:56:10 2011 |
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Cynthia I Shores |
Abstract | Holistic nursing care requires attention to spiritual aspects of a person. The purpose of this descriptive, non-experimental study was to describe spiritual perspectives of nursing students. Students' spiritual perspectives were measured and described using Reed's Spiritual Perspective Scale (SPS).The convenience sample consisted of 205 nursing students enrolled in a baccalaureate nursing program in the southeastern United States. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Findings suggest that nursing students in this sample perceived themselves as having a high level of spirituality as indicated by scores on the SPS (M = 5.04, SD = 0.9). Reliability of the SPS was estimated by determining Cronbach's alpha (0.94). Findings of this study contribute to the body of nursing knowledge concerning the spirituality of nursing students. Research into the spiritual domain is necessary to provide a scientific knowledge base for nursing. |
Publication | Nursing Education Perspectives |
Volume | 31 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 8-11 |
Date | 2010 Jan-Feb |
Journal Abbr | Nurs Educ Perspect |
ISSN | 1536-5026 |
Accessed | Wed Apr 21 17:05:16 2010 |
Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
Extra | PMID: 20397473 |
Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:04:35 2011 |
Modified | Thu Sep 29 09:04:35 2011 |
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Tracy Smith |
Author | Tom Gordon |
Abstract | The Marie Curie Cancer Care (2003) Spiritual and Religious Care Competencies for Specialist Palliative Care provide a common language for healthcare practitioners in the nebulous area of spiritual care. The development of a pilot blended learning event, as described in this paper, sought to integrate the competencies into practice by providing opportunities both online and in the classroom to explore this aspect of holistic care in depth. In the planning stages, multiprofessional focus groups determined the level of delivery, and emerging themes shaped the content. Self-awareness and reflection were key features and part of the overall process to improve competency. The features of the virtual learning environment (VLE) used were video, facilitated asynchronous discussion and direct links to key articles and documents, while interactive classroom activities built on prior learning. Evaluation covered all aspects of the course design from participant and facilitator perspectives. Participant comments were overwhelmingly positive in relation to the content and chosen delivery methods with concerns about online learning proving unfounded. |
Publication | International Journal of Palliative Nursing |
Volume | 15 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 86-92 |
Date | Feb 2009 |
Journal Abbr | Int J Palliat Nurs |
ISSN | 1357-6321 |
Short Title | Developing spiritual and religious care competencies in practice |
Accessed | Tue Feb 22 19:43:27 2011 |
Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
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Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:07:00 2011 |
Modified | Thu Sep 29 09:07:00 2011 |
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | John Swinton |
Author | Stephen Pattison |
Abstract | Spirituality is a highly contested concept. Within the nursing literature, there are a huge range and diversity of definitions, some of which appear coherent whereas others seem quite disparate and unconnected. This vagueness within the nursing literature has led some to suggest that spirituality is so diverse as to be meaningless. Are the critics correct in asserting that the vagueness that surrounds spirituality invalidates it as a significant aspect of care? We think not. It is in fact the vagueness of the concept that is its strength and value. In this paper, we offer a critique of the general apologetic that surrounds the use of the language of spirituality in nursing. With the critics, we agree that the term 'spirituality' is used in endlessly different and loose ways. Similarly, we agree that these varied definitions may not refer to constant essences or objects within people or in the world. However, we fundamentally disagree that this makes spirituality irrelevant or of little practical utility. Quite the opposite; properly understood, the vagueness and lack of clarity around the term spirituality is actually a strength that has powerful political, social, and clinical implications. We develop an understanding of spirituality as a way of naming absences and recognizing gaps in healthcare provision as well as a prophetic challenge to some of the ways in which we practise health care within a secular and sometimes secularizing context such as the National Health Service. |
Publication | Nursing Philosophy: An International Journal for Healthcare Professionals |
Volume | 11 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 226-237 |
Date | Oct 2010 |
Journal Abbr | Nurs Philos |
DOI | 10.1111/j.1466-769X.2010.00450.x |
ISSN | 1466-769X |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20840134 |
Accessed | Mon Nov 15 15:02:08 2010 |
Date Added | Thu Sep 29 08:59:59 2011 |
Modified | Thu Sep 29 08:59:59 2011 |
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | René van Leeuwen |
Author | Lucas J Tiesinga |
Author | Henk Jochemsen |
Author | Doeke Post |
Abstract | This study describes the learning effects of thematic peer-review discussion groups (Hendriksen, 2000. Begeleid intervisie model, Collegiale advisering en probleemoplossing, Nelissen, Baarn.) on developing nursing students' competence in providing spiritual care. It also discusses the factors that might influence the learning process. The method of peer-review is a form of reflective learning based on the theory of experiential learning (Kolb, 1984. Experiential learning, Experience as the source of learning development. Englewoods Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice Hill). It was part of an educational programme on spiritual care in nursing for third-year undergraduate nursing students from two nursing schools in the Netherlands. Reflective journals (n=203) kept by students throughout the peer-review process were analysed qualitatively The analysis shows that students reflect on spirituality in the context of personal experiences in nursing practice. In addition, they discuss the nursing process and organizational aspects of spiritual care. The results show that the first two phases in the experiential learning cycle appear prominently; these are 'inclusion of actual experience' and 'reflecting on this experience'. The phases of 'abstraction of experience' and 'experimenting with new behaviour' are less evident. We will discuss possible explanations for these findings according to factors related to education, the students and the tutors and make recommendations for follow-up research. |
Publication | Nurse Education Today |
Volume | 29 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 413-422 |
Date | May 2009 |
Journal Abbr | Nurse Educ Today |
DOI | 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.10.003 |
ISSN | 1532-2793 |
Short Title | Learning effects of thematic peer-review |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19027200 |
Accessed | Mon Mar 28 18:23:36 2011 |
Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
Extra | PMID: 19027200 |
Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:07:00 2011 |
Modified | Thu Sep 29 09:07:00 2011 |
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Mary A Wehmer |
Author | Mary T Quinn Griffin |
Author | Ann H White |
Author | Joyce J Fitzpatrick |
Abstract | This exploratory descriptive study of spiritual experiences, well-being, and practices was conducted among 126 nursing students. Participants reported a higher level of spiritual well-being and life scheme than self-efficacy for well-being and life-scheme. Thus, students appeared to view the world and their role in it slightly more positively than their ability to affect their lives and make decisions. The students reported the most frequent spiritual experiences as being thankful for blessings; the next most frequent spiritual experiences having a desire to be close to God, feeling a selfless caring for others, and finding comfort in one's religion and spirituality. Students used both conventional and unconventional spiritual practices. Further study is necessary to study the relationship among spiritual practices, daily spiritual experiences, and spiritual well-being among nursing students and to evaluate these before and after implementation of specific educational offerings focused on spirituality and spiritual care in nursing. |
Publication | International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship |
Volume | 7 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | Article40 |
Date | 2010 |
Journal Abbr | Int J Nurs Educ Scholarsh |
DOI | 10.2202/1548-923X.1915 |
ISSN | 1548-923X |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21044040 |
Accessed | Mon Nov 15 14:52:09 2010 |
Date Added | Thu Sep 29 08:59:59 2011 |
Modified | Thu Sep 29 08:59:59 2011 |