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Acute care nurses' spiritual care practices.
Barry S Gallison1, Yan Xu, Corrine Y Jurgens
1New York Presbyterian Hospital/Center for Professional Practice, USA. bgalliso@nyp.org
Summary
Nurses often face barriers providing spiritual care, including time constraints and differing beliefs. Addressing these challenges can improve patient-centered spiritual support and the nurse-patient relationship.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Management
- Patient Care
Background:
- Spiritual care is integral to holistic patient well-being.
- Nurses play a crucial role in addressing patients' spiritual needs.
- Identifying barriers is essential for improving spiritual care delivery.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify barriers encountered by nurses in providing spiritual care to hospitalized patients.
- To assess current spiritual care practices among nurses.
- To explore the relationship between nurses' beliefs and their spiritual care practices.
Main Methods:
- Exploratory, descriptive study utilizing the Spiritual Care Practice (SCP) questionnaire.
- Convenience sample of 271 nurses recruited from an academic medical center.
- Analysis of questionnaire data to determine spiritual care practices and perceived barriers.
Main Results:
- A significant number of nurses (61%) scored below the ideal mean on the SCP.
- Despite believing spiritual care is part of their role (96%), nearly half (48%) rarely engage in spiritual practices.
- Key barriers include: patient privacy beliefs, time constraints, distinguishing spiritual care from proselytizing, and managing diverse spiritual beliefs.
Conclusions:
- Nurses acknowledge the importance of spiritual care but face significant barriers to its consistent provision.
- Inadequate spirituality assessments and a lack of awareness regarding societal diversity hinder effective spiritual care.
- Targeted education and addressing identified barriers are crucial for enhancing nurses' ability to meet diverse patient spiritual needs and strengthen the nurse-patient relationship.
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