Becoming a Channel of God: How Faith Community Nurses Develop Their Spiritual Practice

2020 ◽  
pp. 089801012097732
Author(s):  
Denise LeBlanc-Kwaw ◽  
Kathryn Weaver ◽  
Joanne Olson
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Faith Community ◽  
Holistic Care ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Expert Theory ◽  
Glaserian Grounded Theory

Purpose: This study explored the underlying process faith community nurses (FCNs) experience in developing their spiritual nursing practice. Design: A qualitative, exploratory design was used. Method: Data from interviews with six FCNs were generated and analyzed using Glaserian grounded theory. Findings: The basic social psychological process, cultivating the soul to become a channel of God, explains the steps these nurses take to achieve stages of presence. Going through these stages of presence, FCNs develop a foundation of God-related beliefs and values, presence with self, presence with God, presence with others, presence with God and others, and become a channel of God. Conclusions: Developing spiritual care competence in assessing and meeting clients’ spiritual needs is necessary to enhance person-centered practice, a vital aspect of holistic care. The model of presence can inform the development of spiritual care competencies and link to other nursing theories including Watson’s theory of caring and Benner’s novice to expert theory. Workplace support is needed for nurses to refine spiritual nursing care practices and integrate spiritual care into practice. Further research regarding the stages of presence could foster deeper understanding of how foundations of God-related values develop.

574 A Nurse Educational Program to Promote Spiritual Care Delivery: Development and Pilot Testing

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S138-S139
Author(s):  
Tammy L Henderson ◽  
Miriam Bender ◽  
Victor C Joe ◽  
Patrick E Thompson ◽  
Mini Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Holistic Care ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Advanced Nursing Practice ◽  
Spiritual Assessment ◽  
Care Assessment

Abstract Introduction Spiritual Care (SC) is crucial for the holistic care of patients. Findings from a needs assessment conducted on an 8-bed burn Intensive Care Unit (ICU) (n=34, 88% response rate) revealed 90.3% of nurses believed SC was important for the overall care of their patient, but only 13% felt confident to provide the religious care. Of the respondents, 77% had come across a time when they were unable to obtain SC for their patients. The survey revealed 39% were interested in obtaining education to enhance their provision of holistic care. Based on this data, we developed and pilot tested an innovative SC educational course to examine feasibility, learning, and preliminary outcomes. Methods The IRB-approved study involved a two-hour evidence-informed class developed by a burn nurse and chaplain. The course was offered on a voluntary basis for all nurses in the critical care division (5 units overall). The class consisted of PowerPoint presentation, case studies and practice utilizing spiritual care assessment tools. Data was collected before and after the class at one- and two-months post class completion. Results Participants (n=12) were mostly female (82%), Bachelors prepared (82%), affiliated as Christian (73%) and had not had spiritual education in the past (73%). Nurses also agreed the spiritual assessment tools were useful and they were confident using them. Mean total score for Nurses’ Spiritual Care Practice increased 14% over time. Practices with the largest increases included reading/offering spiritual writings to patients (67/57%) and documentation of meeting spiritual needs (40%). The Spiritual Care Perspective scale increased 7% overall with changes in the beliefs of SC being a significant part of Advanced Nursing Practice (ANP) (10% increase), the domain of APN includes SC (15% increase) and nurses should assist a patient in using his/her spiritual resources to cope with illness (9% increase). At 2-months post training, participants felt comfortable (4.25/5.0 and confident (4.0/5.0) providing SC. Conclusions SC is an essential element of holistic nursing practice that has become even more relevant in this pandemic year. Our 2-hour educational class was considered well organized, provided relevant education and tools for use, and increased nurses confidence, comfort, and documentation of providing SC to their patients.

ICU Nurses’ Perceptions and Practice of Spiritual Care at the End of Life: Implications for Policy Change

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasser Abu-El-Noor
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Holistic Care ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Nurses Perceptions ◽  
Physical Care

Nurses strive to provide holistic care, including spiritual care, for all patients. However, in busy critical care environments, nurses often feel driven to focus on patients’ physical care, possibly at the expense of emotional and spiritual care. This study examined how Palestinian nurses working in intensive care units (ICUs) understand spirituality and the provision of spiritual care at the end of life. In this article, the author presents background studies, encouraging an increased emphasis on spiritual care, and describes the qualitative method used to study 13 ICU Gaza Strip nurses’ understanding of spiritual care. Findings identified the following themes: meaning of spirituality and spiritual care; identifying spiritual needs; and taking actions to meet spiritual needs. The author discusses the difficulty nurses had in differentiating spiritual and religious needs, notes the study limitations, and concludes by recommending increased emphasis on the provision of spiritual care for all patients.

Spiritual Needs of Iranian Cancer Patients

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Karimollahi ◽  
M. Rostamnejad ◽  
H.A. Abedi
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Transcultural Nursing ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Islamic Philosophy ◽  
Nursing Knowledge ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Diverse Cultures ◽  
Minimal Information

Introduction:Until the last 2 decades, spiritual care was a vital, but invisible, aspect of nursing care. Spirituality and spiritual care have entered the mainstream, and the literature in this area has burgeoned. In addition, there is minimal information in the literature documenting the expressed spiritual needs of patients in general and specific subgroups of patients in particular, thus this article aimed to present spiritual needs of Iranian Muslim patients. Therefore, this study is of significance to nursing in general and to transcultural nursing in particular because of the high priority associated with increasing the nursing knowledge through research that investigates and describes care practices in diverse cultures. This paper reports an investigation into the spiritual needs of hospitalized Iranian Muslim patients.Method:A qualitative study with a sample of 24 patients using semi-structured interviews. The sample selected from three different cities of Iran.Findings:Although not clearly distinguishable, we found two main spiritual needs include religious and existential needs in Iranian Muslim patients.Conclusion:With regard to holistic approach in Islamic philosophy, holism is a relevant concept in the care of Iranian patients.

Demands for Religious Care in the Taiwanese Health System

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huey-Ming Tzeng ◽  
Chang-Yi Yin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Holistic Care ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Religious Service ◽  
Care Problems ◽  
Practical Implications

In order to care ethically nurses need to care holistically; holistic care includes religious/spiritual care. This research attempted to answer the question: Do nurses have the resources to offer religious care? This article discusses only one aspect - the provision of religious care within the Taiwanese health care system. It is assumed that, if hospitals do not provide enough religious services, nurses working in these hospitals cannot be fully ethical beings or cannot respect patients’ religious needs. The relevant literature was reviewed, followed by a survey study on the provision of religious facilities and services. Aspects considered are: the religions influences in and on Taiwanese society; the religious needs of patients and their families; strategies that patients use to enable them to cope with their health care problems; professional motives for attuning to patients’ religious needs; and hospital provision for meeting the religious and spiritual needs of patients. A survey of nursing executives showed differences between religious service provision in hospitals with and without a hospice ward. The practical implications for hospital management and nursing practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Tanzanian Nurses Understanding and Practice of Spiritual Care

ISRN Nursing ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khairunnisa Aziz Dhamani ◽  
Pauline Paul ◽  
Joanne Kaye Olson
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Basic Characteristic ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Interpretive Description ◽  
African Context ◽  
Depth Interviews

Spirituality, as a basic characteristic of humans and a contributor to human health, is regarded as part of nursing practice. The purpose of this study was to examine how Tanzanian nurses understand spirituality and spiritual care. Using the qualitative method of interpretive description, fifteen registered nurses engaged in clinical practice in a Tanzanian hospital were recruited to participate in this study. In-depth interviews using open-ended questions were carried out, tape-recorded, and transcribed verbatim. Data collection and inductive analysis occurred concurrently. In this paper, key findings are grouped under the following headings: meaning of spiritual care, recognition of spiritual needs, and interventions to respond to spiritual needs. Although there were some differences, overall participants’ understanding of spirituality and spiritual care was similar to what is found in the literature about nurses in other countries. The provision of spiritual care also included some unique elements that may reflect the African context.

Exploring the Meaning of Spirituality and Spiritual Care with Help From Viktor Frankl

2021 ◽  
pp. 089801012110267
Author(s):  
Katherine C. Britt ◽  
Gayle Acton
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Health Care Policy ◽  
Holistic Care ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Care Policy ◽  
Viktor Frankl ◽  
And Training

Problem: A difficult concept to understand, spirituality is not often addressed in healthcare. Purpose: This paper will explore the concept of spirituality and spiritual care using the theory of meaning by Viktor Frankl. Implications: Authors will provide ways for nurses to think about spiritual needs and spiritual care for patients and identify barriers to spiritual care implementation. Suggestions are made for spiritual inquiry, resources are provided for spiritual care education and training, and recommendations are made for nursing education curricula and health care policy change. Conclusions: With a greater understanding of spirituality, nurses practicing holistic care can increase their spiritual care competence and implement spiritual care into practice.

scholarly journals Spiritual care performed in a drug user clinic

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (spe) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlise Pasuch de Oliveira ◽  
Alessandra Mendes Calixto ◽  
Mitieli Vizcaychipi Disconzi ◽  
Leandro Barbosa de Pinho ◽  
Marcio Wagner Camatta
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Ethical Values ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Addictive Disorders ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
12 Steps ◽  
Practice Method ◽  
Care Practices

ABSTRACT Objective: To know the spiritual care practices of health workers in the context of an inpatient unit for the treatment of addictive disorders, aiming to incorporate an expanded care practice. Method: Qualitative study considering the Convergent Care Research theoretical framework. The data collection occurred using semi-structured interviews, with three rounds of conversations and informal chats with 14 health professionals, from July to November 2017. The analysis followed the steps of apprehension, synthesis, theorization and transference. Results: Four categories emerged: respect for user ethical values; addressing the beliefs and values of professionals; the health professional-user relationship; and collective spiritual care. The main actions highlighted were individual (relaxation and prayer) and collective (meditation, spirituality and the 12 steps). Conclusion: The rounds of conversations carried out in this research allowed workers to talk about spiritual care in addiction, to better understand its relevance to meet the needs of the patient.

scholarly journals Translation and Validation of the Spanish Version of the Spiritual Care Competence Questionnaire (SCCQ)

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 3621-3639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tania Pastrana ◽  
Eckhard Frick ◽  
Alicia Krikorian ◽  
Leticia Ascencio ◽  
Florencia Galeazzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Spiritual Self ◽  
Team Spirit ◽  
Translation And Validation

AbstractWe aimed to validate the Spanish version of the Spiritual Care Competence Questionnaire (SCCQ) in a sample of 791 health care professionals from Spanish speaking countries coming principally from Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Spain. Exploratory factor analysis pointed to six factors with good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha ranging from 0.71 to 0.90), which are in line with the factors of the primary version of the SCCQ. Conversation competences and Perception of spiritual needs competences scored highest, and Documentation competences and Team spirit the lowest, Empowerment competences and Spiritual self-awareness competences in-between. The Spanish Version of the SCCQ can be used for assessment of spiritual care competencies, planning of educational activities and for comparisons as well as monitoring/follow-up after implementation of improvement strategies.

Hostility to Hospitality: Authors’ Response

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-152
Author(s):  
Michael J. Balboni
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Care ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Holistic Care ◽  
Social Forces ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
Body And Soul ◽  
Constructive Criticism

AbstractThis article offers a brief response to constructive criticism of the book featured in this edition of Spiritual Care. Hostility to Hospitality argues that the role of spirituality within the care of sick patients, despite clear empirical evidence demonstrating its importance, remains deeply contested because of bias against religious communities. Deeply flawed conceptualizations of the nature of religion and the secular camouflage how a society's commitment to immanence functions like a spirituality. A secular framework weakens how spiritual communities can positively influence medical institutions or socialize professional guilds in caring for the whole patient. The diminishment of communities that champion compassion as a chief end, pave a way for hostile economic, technological, and bureaucratic forces to suppress our ability to fully care for patients in body and soul. Rather than being neutral as purported, the secular structures of medicine manipulate and use pastoral care for its own immanent ends. Hostility to Hospitality argues that unless pluralism is embraced, allowing for a diversity of religious communities to influence the structures of medicine, compassionate and holistic care will increasingly become unlikely as impersonal social forces increase.

Spiritual Care in Everyday Nursing Practice: A New Approach

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 410-410
Author(s):  
Kelly Carlson ◽  
Kelly Carlson
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
New Approach
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