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Spiritual Care Competency Of Critical Care Nurses: A Literature Review, Julia O. Rohm
Spiritual Care Competency Of Critical Care Nurses: A Literature Review, Julia O. Rohm
Bachelors of Science in Nursing
While caring for their patients, nurses often encounter spiritual needs. In a study with 241 hospice, palliative care, and holistic nurses, “all respondents (100%) indicated they had encountered a patient with spiritual needs throughout their nursing clinical practice” (Lukovsky et al., 2021, p. 32). Despite the prevalence of spiritual needs, many nurses feel unable to confront spiritual issues among their patients. According to a survey conducted among 4054 nurses from the UK, “almost 93% of the nurses surveyed believed spiritual care should be addressed, yet only 5.3% felt always able to meet the spiritual need of patients on a regular …