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Student nurses perceptions of spirituality and competence in delivering spiritual care: A European pilot study

Ross, L, van Leeuwen, R, Baldacchino, D, Giske,, T, MCSHERRY, Wilfred, Narayanasamy, A, Downes,, C, Jarvis,, P and Schep-Akkerman, A (2014) Student nurses perceptions of spirituality and competence in delivering spiritual care: A European pilot study. Nurse Education Today, 34 (5). pp. 697-702. ISSN 1532-2793

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Background: Spiritual care is expected of nurses, but it is not clear how undergraduates can achieve competency in spiritual care at point of registration as required by nursing/midwifery regulatory bodies.

Aims: To describe undergraduate nurses'/midwives' perceptions of spirituality/spiritual care, their perceived competence in delivering spiritual care, and to test out the proposed method and suitability of
measures for a larger multinational follow-on study. Design: cross-sectional, multinational, descriptive survey design.

Methods: Author administered questionnaires were completed by 86% of the intended convenience sample of 618 undergraduate nurses/midwives from 6 universities in 4 European countries in 2010.

Results: Students held a broad view of spirituality/spiritual care and considered
themselves to be marginally more competent than not in spiritual care. They were predominantly Christian and reported high levels of Spiritual Wellbeing and Spiritual Attitude and Involvement. The proposed method and measures were appropriate and are being used in a follow-on study.

Conclusions: The following are worthy of further investigation: whether the pilot study findings hold in student samples from more diverse cultural backgrounds; whether students' perceptions of spirituality can be broadened to include the full range of spiritual needs patients may encounter and whether their
competence can be enhanced by education to better equip them to deliver spiritual care; identification of factors contributing to acquisition of spiritual caring skills and spiritual care competency.

Item Type: Article
Faculty: School of Health and Social Care > Nursing
Depositing User: Wilfred MCSHERRY
Date Deposited: 18 Feb 2020 15:52
Last Modified: 24 Feb 2023 13:58
URI: https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/id/eprint/6171

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