Content Analysis of the Meaning of Spiritual Care as Perceived by Nursing Students
10.14475/kjhpc.2020.23.3.151
- Author:
Sun-Hwa SHIN
1
;
Hyeon-Young KIM
;
Hee-Yeong WOO
;
Myung-Nam LEE
;
Ye-Jean KIM
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Sahmyook University, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
2020;23(3):151-161
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Purpose:This study aimed to describe the meaning of spiritual care as perceived by nursing students.
Methods:This study used a descriptive research design, and the participants were 126 fourth-year nursing students from three nursing colleges. Data were collected from August to September 2019, and were analyzed using the content analysis method.
Results:Four themes of spiritual care with 15 sub-themes were extracted from the content analysis: 1) “promoting spiritual well-being” (sub-themes: “providing religious help”, “caring for the patient as a spiritual being”, and “presupposing human dignity regardless of religion”); 2) “taking place in actual nursing practice” (representative sub-themes: “considering the perspective of the patient”, “reducing suffering”); 3) “caring for the multifaceted needs of human beings” (representative sub-themes: “providing physical, mental, and spiritual care”, “caring for both the mental and physical health of the patient”), and 4) “growing together”(sub-themes: “positively affecting patient well-being”, “beginning with the nurse’s self-transcendence”).
Conclusion:These results suggest that nursing students consider spiritual care to be a highly positive and practical form of nursing care. However, because few students have been exposed to religion and spirituality, more systematic training should be provided.
