Preparing undergraduate nurses and midwives for spiritual care: Some developments in European education over the last decade

IF 0.7 0 RELIGION

Journal for the Study of Spirituality Pub Date : 2020-01-02 DOI:10.1080/20440243.2020.1726053

W. Mcsherry, L. Ross, Josephine Attard, R. van Leeuwen, T. Giske, Tormod Kleiven, A. Boughey

{"title":"Preparing undergraduate nurses and midwives for spiritual care: Some developments in European education over the last decade","authors":"W. Mcsherry, L. Ross, Josephine Attard, R. van Leeuwen, T. Giske, Tormod Kleiven, A. Boughey","doi":"10.1080/20440243.2020.1726053","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In recent years, preparing nurses and midwives to feel competent and confident in providing spiritual care has become the subject of international research. There is an emerging body of evidence affirming the importance of spirituality in promoting the health and wellbeing of individuals. Despite this growing recognition, there are still inconsistencies in the way that undergraduate students in nursing and midwifery are taught and prepared to assess and address this dimension of the person, and fundamentally how these concepts are integrated within programmes of education. This article charts the evolution of a European programme of research, spanning a decade, exploring undergraduate nurses’ and midwives’ perception of spirituality and perceived competence in providing spiritual care. The research culminated in an educational research study that led to the co-production and development of best practice standards for spiritual care education and the launch of a network to sustain and advance this neglected area of nursing and midwifery practice.","PeriodicalId":42985,"journal":{"name":"Journal for the Study of Spirituality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7000,"publicationDate":"2020-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/20440243.2020.1726053","citationCount":"54","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal for the Study of Spirituality","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20440243.2020.1726053","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"RELIGION","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 54

Abstract

ABSTRACT In recent years, preparing nurses and midwives to feel competent and confident in providing spiritual care has become the subject of international research. There is an emerging body of evidence affirming the importance of spirituality in promoting the health and wellbeing of individuals. Despite this growing recognition, there are still inconsistencies in the way that undergraduate students in nursing and midwifery are taught and prepared to assess and address this dimension of the person, and fundamentally how these concepts are integrated within programmes of education. This article charts the evolution of a European programme of research, spanning a decade, exploring undergraduate nurses’ and midwives’ perception of spirituality and perceived competence in providing spiritual care. The research culminated in an educational research study that led to the co-production and development of best practice standards for spiritual care education and the launch of a network to sustain and advance this neglected area of nursing and midwifery practice.

查看原文本刊更多论文

为精神护理准备本科护士和助产士:过去十年欧洲教育的一些发展

摘要近年来，培养护士和助产士在提供精神护理方面的能力和信心已成为国际研究的主题。有越来越多的证据证实了精神在促进个人健康和福祉方面的重要性。尽管人们越来越认识到这一点，但护理和助产专业的本科生在接受教育和准备评估和解决人的这一方面，以及从根本上如何将这些概念纳入教育方案方面，仍然存在不一致之处。这篇文章描绘了一个跨越十年的欧洲研究计划的演变，探讨了本科生护士和助产士对精神的感知以及提供精神护理的感知能力。这项研究的高潮是一项教育研究，该研究促成了精神护理教育最佳实践标准的共同制定和发展，并启动了一个网络，以维持和推进这一被忽视的护理和助产实践领域。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Journal for the Study of Spirituality RELIGION-

CiteScore

2.50

自引率

7.10%

发文量

期刊介绍： Journal for the Study of Spirituality is a peer-reviewed journal which creates a unique interdisciplinary, inter-professional and cross-cultural forum where researchers, scholars and others engaged in the study and practices of spirituality can share and debate the research, knowledge, wisdom and insight associated with spirituality and contemporary spirituality studies. The British Association for the Study of Spirituality (BASS) organises a biennial international conference and welcomes enquiries about membership from those interested in the study of spirituality in the UK and worldwide. The journal is concerned with what spirituality means, and how it is expressed, in individuals’ lives and communities and in professional practice settings; and with the impact and implications of spirituality in, and on, social policy, organizational practices and personal and professional development. The journal recognises that spirituality and spiritual values can be expressed and studied in secular contexts, including in scientific and professional practice settings, as well as within faith and wisdom traditions. Thus, Journal for the Study of Spirituality particularly welcomes contributions that: identify new agendas for research into spirituality within and across subject disciplines and professions; explore different epistemological and methodological approaches to the study of spirituality; introduce comparative perspectives and insights drawn from different cultures and/or professional practice settings; aim to apply and develop sustained reflection, investigation and critique in relation to spirituality and spiritual practices; critically examine the values and presuppositions underpinning different forms of spirituality and spiritual practices; incorporate different forms of writing and expressions of spirituality.