Nursing Students' Professional Competence in Providing Spiritual Care in Iran.

Autor: Babamohamadi H; Nursing Care Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran. babamohamadi@semums.ac.ir.; Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, 5 Kilometer of Damghan Road, Education and Research Campus, Po Box: 3513138111, Semnan, Iran. babamohamadi@semums.ac.ir., Tafreshi A; Student Research Committee, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran., Khoshbakht S; Student Research Committee, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran., Ghorbani R; Social Determinant of Health Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran., Asgari MR; Nursing Care Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.; Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, 5 Kilometer of Damghan Road, Education and Research Campus, Po Box: 3513138111, Semnan, Iran.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of religion and health [J Relig Health] 2022 Jun; Vol. 61 (3), pp. 1831-1847. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 31.
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01365-9
Abstrakt: Providing spiritual care as a dimension of holistic nursing care is a task that requires competent caregivers. The present study seeks to examine the relationship of personal characteristics with perceived competence in Iranian nursing students and their professional competence in providing spiritual care. This cross-sectional study was conducted on all the nursing students at Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran, using the census method (n = 224). The research sample consisted of 179 students who met the eligibility criteria. Data were collected using the Spiritual Care Competence Scale (SCCS). The mean SCCS score for respondents was 3.66. Using the cutoff point of >3.5, approximately three quarters of respondents (72.1%) perceived themselves to be competent in delivering spiritual care. The scores of competence and its domains were not significantly different in terms of history of participation in ethics training workshops, gender and marital status (P > 0.05). The scores were also not significantly correlated with age, semester and work experience. Although more than 70% of the nursing students perceived themselves competent in providing spiritual care, nursing curriculum planners should seek to promote the spiritual capacity and competence of nursing students in providing spiritual care through education and training.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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