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[Spiritual care in nursing practice]
Yun-Hsuan Lin1, Shu-Hui Liou, Ching-Huey Chen
1Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University.
Hu Li Za Zhi the Journal of Nursing
|June 11, 2008
Summary
Nurses often neglect spiritual care due to insufficient training. This paper proposes a model to help nurses assess and provide spiritual care, focusing on relationships with self, others, higher beings, and nature.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Practice
- Holistic Care
- Spiritual Care
Context:
- Nurses spend the most time with patients, positioning them uniquely to provide spiritual care.
- Spiritual needs are frequently overlooked in patient care due to a lack of nurse training.
- Holistic nursing encompasses physical, psychological, social, and spiritual patient dimensions.
Purpose:
- To address the gap in spiritual care provision by nurses.
- To propose a practical model for nurses to assess and deliver spiritual care.
- To enhance the holistic care approach by integrating spiritual well-being.
Summary:
- A literature review identified insufficient training as a barrier to nurses providing spiritual care.
- A proposed model facilitates spiritual care assessment through four relationship domains: self, others, higher beings, and nature.
- This model aims to equip nurses with the tools to restore patient life harmony.
Impact:
- Enhances nurses' ability to provide comprehensive spiritual care.
- Improves patient outcomes by addressing spiritual needs within a holistic framework.
- Contributes to the professional development of nurses in spiritual care competencies.
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