Abstract
According to the literature, a majority of nurses and nursing students report a lack of comfort and ability to perform a spiritual assessment. The researchers designed and implemented an intervention program to address the 4 barriers most frequently identified as obstacles to performing a spiritual assessment. They discuss this study and suggest teaching interventions to assist nursing students to assess and implement spiritual care. Researcher-developed tools are presented and can be made available for use.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Attitude of Health Personnel
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Clinical Competence / standards*
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Curriculum
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Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / organization & administration*
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Female
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Health Services Needs and Demand
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Nurse's Role / psychology
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Nursing Assessment / standards*
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Nursing Diagnosis
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Nursing Education Research
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Nursing Theory
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Pastoral Care / education
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Patient Care Planning
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Program Evaluation
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Self Efficacy
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Spirituality*
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Students, Nursing / psychology*
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Washington