Analysis of the current status of community nurses' spiritual care competencies and the factors: A descriptive cross‐sectional analysis

Aim To examine and analyze the level of spiritual care competency among community nurses. Design The study employed a cross‐sectional design. Methods From May to July 2022, 442 nurses from community health clinics were chosen as survey respondents using the convenience sample method. The General Inf...

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Published in:Nursing open 2023-05, Vol.10 (5), p.3356-3366
Main Authors: Zhang, XuanYue, Ba, Li, Xu, JiaLi, Xie, SuMei, Tu, Jin, Yang, Xin, Liu, Hanjiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
attitudes
community care
Community nursing
competency
Cross-Sectional Studies
Empirical Research Quantitative
Health facilities
Humans
Illnesses
Nurses
Patient satisfaction
Physicians
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Religion
spiritual care
Spiritual Therapies
Spirituality
Surveys and Questionnaires
Validity
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Summary:Aim To examine and analyze the level of spiritual care competency among community nurses. Design The study employed a cross‐sectional design. Methods From May to July 2022, 442 nurses from community health clinics were chosen as survey respondents using the convenience sample method. The General Information Questionnaire, the version in Chinese of the Nurses' Spiritual Caregiving Awareness Scale and the Chinese version of the Spiritual Caregiving Competence Scale were used in the survey. There were 442 questionnaires distributed, 422 were collected, and the response rate was 95.4%. Results The amount of spiritual care competencies of community nurses was positively correlated with the level of spiritual awareness. Simultaneously, their level of education, religious beliefs, marital status and the degree of knowledge of spirituality were all influenced.
ISSN:2054-1058
2054-1058
DOI:10.1002/nop2.1589