Spiritual Well-Being and Use of Spiritual Care Interventions of Undergraduate Nursing Students

Abstract

A survey of undergraduate nursing students investigated their personal spiritual well-being (SWB), their spiritual care of patients, and where students felt spiritually challenged. The survey utilized the Spiritual Health and Life-Orientation Measure (SHALOM), the Nursing Spiritual Care Therapeutics Scale (NSCTS), and a qualitative extended response question. Findings revealed a positive correlation between high SWB and the spiritual care of patients and a significant improvement in the use of spiritual care therapeutics through the nursing program.