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KMID : 0856920200230030151
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Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
2020 Volume.23 No. 3 p.151 ~ p.161
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Content Analysis of the Meaning of Spiritual Care as Perceived by Nursing Students
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Shin Sun-Hwa
Kim Hyeon-Young
Woo Hee-Yeong
Lee Myung-Nam
Kim Ye-Jean
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Abstract
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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 for the multifaceted needs of human beings” (representative sub-themes: “providing physical, mental, and spiritual care”, “caring for both the mental and physical health of the patient”), and 4) “growing together” (sub-themes: “positively affecting patient well-being”, “beginning with the nurse’s selftranscendence”).
Conclusion: These results suggest that nursing students consider spiritual care to be a highly positive and practical form of nursing care. However, because few students have been exposed to religion and spirituality, more systematic training should be provided.
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KEYWORD
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Spirituality, Nursing, Students, Perception
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