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Analysis of Spiritual Care Experiences of Acute-Care Hospital Nurses
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to analyze the experiences of acute care hospital nurses’ on spiritual care with focus group interviews. METHODS: Data were collected from 24 nurses recruited from one acute-care hospital in a southern province of Korea. Six focus groups were assembled consider...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Korean Society for Hospice and Palliative Care
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10332717/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37497081 http://dx.doi.org/10.14475/kjhpc.2020.23.2.44 |
Sumario: | PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to analyze the experiences of acute care hospital nurses’ on spiritual care with focus group interviews. METHODS: Data were collected from 24 nurses recruited from one acute-care hospital in a southern province of Korea. Six focus groups were assembled considering age and religion. All interviews were recorded and transcribed. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. RESULTS: Five categories with 14 sub-categories emerged: 1) ambiguous concept: confusing terms, an additional job; 2) assessment of spiritual care needs: looking for spiritual care needs, not recognizing spiritual care needs; 3) spiritual care practices: active spiritual care, passive spiritual care ; 4) outcomes of spiritual care: comfort of the recipient, comfort of the provider; and 5) barriers to spiritual care: fear of criticism from others, lack of education, lack of time, space constraints, and absence of a recording system. CONCLUSION: Participants perceived spiritual care as an uncertain concept. Some participants recognized it as a form of nursing care, and others did not. They practiced spiritual care in acute-care settings according to their personal perceptions of spiritual care. Therefore, in order to perform spiritual nursing in acute-care hospitals, it is a priority for nurses to recognize the concept of spiritual nursing accurately. It is also necessary to prepare a hospital environment suitable for the provision of spiritual care. |
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