title: ASSET: a model for actioning spirituality and spiritual care education and training in nursing.
abstract: This paper presents a model of spiritual care education. A definition of spirituality is offered, this is followed by a review of empirical studies on spirituality and nurse education which conclude that nurses' knowledge and skills related to spiritual care are impoverished because of a poor role preparation in this dimension of care. The asset model (actioning spirituality and spiritual Care education and training in Nursing) is recommended as a possible option for improving spiritual care education in nursing. It should prove to be a useful framework and catalyst in effecting change in nurses' knowledge and understanding of the spiritual care requirements of patients. Extensive details of this model are provided in this paper.
authors.affiliation: University of Nottingham, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Nursing (Undergraduate Division), Queens Medical Centre, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Narayanasamy
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000379:methods*; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing