Analysis of cognitive status of spiritual care in 741 neurosurgical nurses

VernacularTitle:741名神经外科护士灵性照护认知现状调查分析
Author: Hongbo YAN ¹ ; Yuxian GUAN ; Chuanhui XU ; Qingmei LEI ; Lishan OU
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1. 广州医科大学附属第二医院广东广州 510260
Keywords: Neurosurgery; Nurse; Spiritual care
From: Modern Hospital 2024;24(11):1797-1800,1804
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To examine the cognitive status and influencing factors of spiritual care among neurosurgery nur-ses,providing a basis for developing a spiritual care management plan for neurosurgery nurses.Methods A convenience sam-pling method was used to select 741 neurosurgical nurses from 35 tertiary hospitals across 14 prefecture-level cities in Guangdong Province from October 2022 to March 2023.A self-developed general information questionnaire and the Chinese version of the Spiritual Care-Giving Scale(C-SCGS)were utilized for the questionnaire survey.Results The average cognitive score for spirit-ual care among neurosurgery nurses was 169.07±27.66.Factors influencing the total score and various dimensions of spiritual care cognition included educational background,receipt of spiritual care education,position,number of night shifts,marital sta-tus,and employment type(P＜0.05).Conclusion Neurosurgical nurses'spiritual care cognition is at a moderate level,indi-cating a need for targeted training programs to enhance their understanding and practice of spiritual care based on their status and characteristics.