General surgery nurses' views on preoperative spiritual care: a qualitative descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Spiritual care has been shown to assist patients in managing anxiety, fear of death and existential concerns commonly encountered during the preoperative period. Nevertheless, surgical clinics often fail to prioritise this dimension of care. Accordingly, it is essential to gain a thorough understanding of how surgical nurses perceive and implement spiritual care. This study aims to describe the views of nurses working in surgical units regarding the provision of spiritual care in the preoperative phase, the challenges they encounter and the factors that influence this process.

Design

A qualitative descriptive study using an inductive thematic analysis approach.

Setting

The study was conducted in the general surgery units of a tertiary-level hospital providin

SUBMITTER: Koroglu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12496117 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature