The purpose of the current study was to describe nurses' spiritual perspectives as they relate to education and practice. A multiple triangulation research design encompassing a questionnaire and a descriptive qualitative content analysis were used with the purpose of capturing a more complete, holistic, and contextual description of nurses' spiritual perspectives. Multiple triangulation included two data sources, two methodological approaches, and nine investigators. Using survey methods, Reed's Spiritual Perspective Scale (SPS) was sent to 1,000 members of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society (STTI). Results support Reed's premise that spirituality permeates one's life. Regardless of gender, participants with a religious affiliation had significantly higher SPS scores than those without one. Nurses having a spiritual base use it in practice. Six themes emerged from the qualitative analysis: Nurses perceive spirituality as strength, guidance, connectedness, a belief system, as promoting health, and supporting practice. The integration of spirituality in nursing curriculums can facilitate spiritual care.
PURPOSE. To explicate the opportunities in life that support or enhance spirituality in well adults. METHODS. Grounded research methodology using semistructured interviews with 12 well adults explored spiritual factors and opportunities for spiritual growth. FINDINGS. Seven themes emerged from the data: connectedness, beliefs, inner motivating factors, divine providence, understanding the mystery, walking through, and life events. CONCLUSIONS. The current resurgence in spirituality in society has increased the demand for sensitivity to patients' spiritual needs. Spiritual care is central to nursing's holistic philosophy. When opportunities that enhance spirituality are explicated from research, the knowledge can be applied to nursing assessments and interventions to promote positive health outcomes. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS. Since nurses are present during events that evoke individualized, varied human responses in the spiritual domain, they need the language to describe assessment findings. A new NANDA wellness nursing diagnosis for human responses in the spiritual domain, “Potential for Enhanced Spirituality,” is supported and presented. Opportunités d'enrichissement de la spiritualité chez les adultes bien‐portants BUT. Expliciter les opportunités au cours de la vie qui soutiennent et enrichissent la spiritualité des personnes bien‐portantes. MÉTHODES. La méthodologie de théorie ancrée, utilisant des entretiens semi‐structurés avec 12 adultes bien‐portants, a permis d“explorer les facteurs spirituels et les opportunités de croissance spirituelle. RÉSULTATS. Sept thèmes ont émergé des données: unité harmonieuse, croyances, facteurs internes de motivation, providence divine, compréhension du mystère, traversée et évènements de la vie. CONCLUSIONS. Le renouveau actuel de la spiritualité dans la société a augmenté notre sensibilité aux besoins spirituels des patients. Les soins spirituels sont au coeur de la philosophie des soins holistiques. Lorsque les opportunités d'enrichissement de la spiritualité sont explicitées par la recherche, les connaissances peuvent être appliquées aux recueils de données et aux interventions afin de promouvoir des résultats de santé positifs. IMPLICATIONS POUR LA PRATIQUE. Puisque les infirmières sont présentes pendant les évènements qui suscitent des réactions humaines variées et individualisées dans le domaine spirituel, elles ont besoin de termes permettant de décrire les données recueillies. Un nouveau diagnostic infirmier centré sur le bien‐être dans le domaine spirituel a étéétayé et présenté: “Enrichissement potentiel de la spiritualité.” Oportunidades para espiritualidade aumentada relevante para adultos que estão bem PROPÓSITO. Explicar as oportunidades na vida que sustentam ou aumentam a espiritualidade em adultos que estão bem. MÉTODO. Metodologia de pesquisa de campo utilizando entrevistas semi‐estruturadas com 12 adultos que estavam bem, explorando fatores espirituais e oportunidades para crescimento espiritual. ACHADOS. Sete temas emergiram dos dados: e...
This qualitative study explored patients' perceptions of spirituality and of the nurse as a spiritual care provider. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 8 adults older than 21, who were living at home, and had been discharged from the hospital within the past 3 months having had at least a 5-day length of stay. Participants agreed that during their hospitalization, nurses were kind and caring but these behaviors were not perceived as spiritual care. Study findings suggest that patients do not perceive spiritual care within the role of nursing and therefore they did not share their spiritual concerns with nurses. Study findings are limited by sample size; however, implications for practice are that nurses need to be aware of a patient's spiritual needs to provide spiritual care.
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