Content Analysis of the Meaning of Spiritual Care as Perceived by Nursing Students.

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

SUBMITTER: Shin SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10332718 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature