2013
DOI: 10.1558/hscc.v12i2.38
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What Do Nursing Students Understand by Spirituality and Spiritual Care?

Abstract: The assumption that nursing students have an understanding about the nature of spiritual care requires examination especially in an environment which expects nurses and other health care staff to provide spiritual care. Unfortunately there is little by way of spiritual education in nursing courses. This article describes a case study of nursing students’ understandings of spirituality and experiences of spiritual education. The focus is on a particular method of data collection from the larger study, the nomin… Show more

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“…First, the giving of spiritual care is often viewed with considerable uncertainty and misgiving by many nurses. 21,39 In this area, Leathard and Cook 40 draw from inter-disciplinary sources in practical theology to locate practical wisdom ( phronesis ) within holistic nursing care of the patient. In this approach, such features of practical wisdom as ‘empathic presence’ and ‘relationality’ may enable a nurse to explore with a patient significant features of spirituality such as meaning, value and purpose.…”
Section: Clinical Wisdommentioning
confidence: 99%
“…First, the giving of spiritual care is often viewed with considerable uncertainty and misgiving by many nurses. 21,39 In this area, Leathard and Cook 40 draw from inter-disciplinary sources in practical theology to locate practical wisdom ( phronesis ) within holistic nursing care of the patient. In this approach, such features of practical wisdom as ‘empathic presence’ and ‘relationality’ may enable a nurse to explore with a patient significant features of spirituality such as meaning, value and purpose.…”
Section: Clinical Wisdommentioning
confidence: 99%
“…O cuidado espiritual, segundo The Royal College of Nursing (Seymour, 2009), é o cuidado que reconhece e responde às necessidades do espírito humano, quando confrontado com trauma, doença ou tristeza, e pode incluir a necessidade de significado, autoestima e expressão, pois a fé apoia o paciente, através de ritos, oração ou simplesmente como um ouvinte sensível. Uma das razões para a inclusão de cuidado espiritual como parte do currículo de enfermagem é a crença de que a espiritualidade é um atributo universal; parte da condição de ser humano, o que influencia diretamente a saúde de todos: enfermeiro e paciente (Seymour, 2009). Faria et al (2005) defendem que a espiritualidade leva o indivíduo a atribuir significados aos eventos adversos, compreendendo-os como parte de um propósito mais amplo, mediante a crença de que nada ocorre por acaso e de que os acontecimentos de vida são determinados por uma força superior.…”
Section: A Espiritualidade E O Cuidado Espiritual Em Enfermagemunclassified