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Threading spirituality throughout nursing education.

Lynn Clark Callister1, A Elaine Bond, Gerry Matsumura

  • 1Brigham Young University College of Nursing, Provo, Utah 84602, USA. Lynn_Callister@byu.edu

Holistic Nursing Practice
|June 30, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Few US nursing programs define spirituality or spiritual care. This study details integrating spirituality into a baccalaureate nursing curriculum, using student journals to show effective patient care interventions.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Spiritual Care

Background:

  • Limited definition of spirituality and spiritual nursing care in US baccalaureate programs.
  • Scarcity of literature on spirituality within nursing education.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the integration of spirituality into a baccalaureate nursing program.
  • To highlight key interventions for spiritual care in nursing practice.

Main Methods:

  • Survey of 132 baccalaureate nursing programs in the United States.
  • Analysis of student clinical journal entries reflecting spiritual care interventions.

Main Results:

  • Few surveyed programs had defined spirituality or spiritual nursing care.
  • Student journals demonstrated interventions like building trust, creating supportive environments, respecting beliefs, and "presence" during distress.

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Conclusions:

  • Spirituality can be effectively integrated into baccalaureate nursing education.
  • Student experiences highlight practical methods for delivering spiritual nursing care.