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Spirituality and spiritual care: a descriptive survey of nursing practices in Turkey.
- Source :
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Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession . Aug2016, Vol. 52 Issue 4, p454-461. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Background: Nurses' spiritual care practices have been shown to affect patients' well-being, therefore understanding nurses' spiritual care perceptions and their practices. Aim: The aim of this paper is to investigate the nurses' views to practising spiritual care. Methods: A descriptive survey of 193 nurses was conducted at a general hospital in Turkey. Data was collected using a demographic questionnaire and The Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale (SSCRS). Findings: The findings of this study revealed that older nurses (p<.05); married (p<.001); higher levels of education (p<.05); work experience (p<.05); worked longer hours (p<.05); received education in spiritual care (p<.001); working in medical departments (p<.05) all tended to score higher on the SSCRS. Conclusion: Our research findings suggest that there is a lack of knowledge and general confusion regarding Turkish nurses perceptions and practices related to spiritual care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *AGE distribution
*STATISTICAL correlation
*MARITAL status
*RESEARCH methodology
*NURSES' attitudes
*NURSING practice
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*STATISTICAL sampling
*SPIRITUALITY
*T-test (Statistics)
*TRANSLATIONS
*EDUCATIONAL attainment
*SPIRITUAL care (Medical care)
*WORK experience (Employment)
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ONE-way analysis of variance
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10376178
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 118764838
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10376178.2016.1221324