Type of Submission
Poster
Keywords
Spiritual Care education, Nurse, Competence, Spiritual care, Spirituality
Proposal
This Quality Improvement Project (QI) aims to evaluate the impact of spiritual care education on ICU nurses' perceived competence in conducting daily spiritual assessments. The project's main objectives are: to enhance nurses' perceived competence and to integrate spiritual care assessments into daily nursing routines to better identify patients' spiritual needs and improve referrals to chaplaincy services in the ICU. Recognizing that spiritual well-being significantly affects physical health and recovery outcomes (Rykkje et al., 2021; De Diego-Cordero, 2022), the importance of spiritual care in healthcare is evident. However, studies show that many nurses feel inadequately prepared to meet patients' spiritual needs due to insufficient formal education (Southard et al., 2020; McSherry et al., 2019). Riahi et al. (2018) found that around 89% of nurses lacked prior education in spiritual care, leading to a deficiency in confidence and training necessary for conducting spiritual assessments (O'Brien et al., 2019). This oversight can result in unmet spiritual needs and negative impacts on patient health (Puchalski, 2021). Enhanced education can foster nurses' awareness and provision of spiritual care, encouraging them to conduct assessments and offer appropriate support (Sharifnia et al., 2022). Research indicates that educational interventions improve nurses' attitudes toward spiritual care and increase the likelihood of screening for spiritual concerns (Ebrahimi et al., 2017; Hu et al., 2019). Focused education could bridge the competency gap in this vital aspect of holistic patient care (Hu et al., 2019; Wang et al., 2024)which is the reason this project will focus on educating nurses on spiritual care.
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The Effect of Spiritual Care Education on ICU Nurses’ Perceived Competence in Providing Daily Spiritual Assessment: A Quality Improvement Project
This Quality Improvement Project (QI) aims to evaluate the impact of spiritual care education on ICU nurses' perceived competence in conducting daily spiritual assessments. The project's main objectives are: to enhance nurses' perceived competence and to integrate spiritual care assessments into daily nursing routines to better identify patients' spiritual needs and improve referrals to chaplaincy services in the ICU. Recognizing that spiritual well-being significantly affects physical health and recovery outcomes (Rykkje et al., 2021; De Diego-Cordero, 2022), the importance of spiritual care in healthcare is evident. However, studies show that many nurses feel inadequately prepared to meet patients' spiritual needs due to insufficient formal education (Southard et al., 2020; McSherry et al., 2019). Riahi et al. (2018) found that around 89% of nurses lacked prior education in spiritual care, leading to a deficiency in confidence and training necessary for conducting spiritual assessments (O'Brien et al., 2019). This oversight can result in unmet spiritual needs and negative impacts on patient health (Puchalski, 2021). Enhanced education can foster nurses' awareness and provision of spiritual care, encouraging them to conduct assessments and offer appropriate support (Sharifnia et al., 2022). Research indicates that educational interventions improve nurses' attitudes toward spiritual care and increase the likelihood of screening for spiritual concerns (Ebrahimi et al., 2017; Hu et al., 2019). Focused education could bridge the competency gap in this vital aspect of holistic patient care (Hu et al., 2019; Wang et al., 2024)which is the reason this project will focus on educating nurses on spiritual care.
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