Study measures nurses' attitudes about providing spiritual care

Area of Science:

• Nursing
• Healthcare
• Spirituality

Background:

• Spiritual care is a neglected nursing responsibility.
• Nurses may lack personal spiritual resources to meet patient needs.
• This study investigates the link between nurses' spiritual well-being and their role in patient spiritual care.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore the relationship between nurses' spiritual well-being and their attitudes towards providing spiritual care.
• To examine the correlation between the Spiritual Well-Being (SWB) Scale and the Health Professional's Spiritual Role (HPSR) Scale in nursing students.

Main Methods:

• Surveyed 24 graduate and 29 senior nursing students.
• Utilized the Spiritual Well-Being (SWB) Scale to measure individual spiritual welfare.
• Employed the Health Professional's Spiritual Role (HPSR) Scale to assess attitudes toward spiritual care provision.

Main Results:

• A significant correlation was found between nurses' spiritual well-being and their views on providing spiritual care.
• Nurses with higher spiritual well-being and positive attitudes are more likely to engage in spiritual care.
• The SWB and HPSR scales can be valuable assessment tools.

Conclusions:

• Nurses' personal spiritual well-being is linked to their willingness and ability to provide spiritual care.
• The SWB Scale can help identify patient spiritual needs and effective interventions.
• Training nurses as