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Digital Competencies for Nurses: Tools for Responding to Spiritual Care Needs
Daniel Burgos1, Aída López-Serrano1,2, Stefania Palmisano3
1Research Institute for Innovation & Technology in Education (UNIR iTED), Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR), 26006 Logroño, Spain.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
|October 27, 2022
Summary
Nurses require enhanced digital skills and spiritual care training to support patients in multicultural healthcare settings. This study identifies educational needs and proposes a digital solution for spiritual support.
Area of Science:
- Digital Health
- Nursing Education
- Spiritual Care
Background:
- Growing interest in digital tools for healthcare management.
- Telemedicine focus overlooks patient-centered spiritual needs.
- Multicultural societies present diverse spiritual experiences.
Purpose of the Study:
- Identify educational needs for nurses providing spiritual support via digital tools.
- Assess nurses' core and digital competencies in spiritual care.
- Develop a digital educational proposal for spiritual care competencies.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative research utilizing open-ended questionnaires.
- Detection of educational needs for nurses' digital interventions.
- Analysis of nurses' perceived skill gaps in spiritual care.
Main Results:
- Nurses need training in fundamental spiritual concepts.
- Nurses require enhanced digital competencies for spiritual support.
- Identified gap in healthcare professionals' ability to address spiritual needs.
Conclusions:
- Nurses need comprehensive education for spiritual care using digital tools.
- A digital educational proposal is presented to build competencies.
- Addressing spiritual needs is crucial for patient-centered healthcare.
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