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    Singapore nursing students' perceptions about spirituality and spiritual care: a qualitative study

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    Authors
    Tiew, L.
    Drury, Vicki
    Creedy, D.
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Tiew, L.H. and Drury, V. and Creedy, D. 2011. Singapore nursing students' perceptions about spirituality and spiritual care: a qualitative study. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 1 (1): pp. 84-84.
    Source Title
    BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
    DOI
    10.1136/bmjspcare-2011-000053.63
    ISSN
    20454368
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    This article is published under the Open Access publishing model and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Please refer to the licence to obtain terms for any further reuse or distribution of this work.

    First published as cited above © BMJ Publishing Group Ltd

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17636
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Background: Spiritual care is a central element of holistic and multidisciplinary care, but is not often integrated into practice. Some nurses may confuse spirituality with religion and refer this aspect of care to other professionals. There is little exploration of student nurses' perceptions and attitudes towards spirituality and spiritual care. Identifying student nurses' perceptions may inform educational content and practice development activities. Purpose: This exploratory study investigated nursing students' perceptions and attitudes about spirituality and spiritual care in practice. Method: In-depth interviews were conducted with 16 final year pre-registration nursing students from three different educational institutions offering a degree or diploma programme in Singapore. Data were analysed using the Miles and Huberman (1994) research method. Results: Three themes emerged in regards to the construct of spirituality: (1) being human, (2) spiritual well-being and (3) spiritual awareness. The construct of spiritual care revealed three themes: (1) antecedents for spiritual care, (2) role of nurses in spiritual care, and (3) nurses' spirituality. Themes relating to the construct of factors influencing spiritual care were: (1) personal factors; (2) system factors and (3) patient factors.Conclusions: Students perceived spirituality as an innate characteristic of individuals. Spiritual awareness was perceived to develop across the lifespan and was essential for spiritual well-being. Spiritual care required nurses to engage patients in meaningful ways. Cursory attention to spiritual care was considered ineffective and students perceived that a comprehensive spiritual assessment was important for care. Participants identified that nurses need to connect with patients in a unique spiritual care-giving relationship. Students also identified that nurses with certain attributes and spiritual awareness were more likely to provide spiritual care. However, students recognised that some nurses may not be equipped to address deeper levels of spiritual care. Education and professional development for effective spiritual care needs to be offered to nurses.

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