Association between spiritual care competency and spiritual health among nursing interns: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study aimed to investigate the current state of nursing interns' spiritual care competency (SCC) and its relationship with their spiritual health.

Background

Spiritual care is a vitally important component of holistic nursing. Understanding the spiritual care competency of nursing interns can help nursing managers and educators identify weaknesses in spiritual care practices, develop intervention measures to enhance SCC, and improve the quality of nursing services. However, the relationship between spiritual health and SCC among nursing interns remains unclear.

Methods

A total of 361 nursing interns were recruited from three general hospitals. An online questionnaire assessed nursing interns' sociodemographic characteristics, spiritual care competency, and s

SUBMITTER: Hu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11827148 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature