title: How effectively are nurse educators preparing students to provide spiritual care?
abstract: Despite the emphasis on spirituality in nursing, educators may wonder if they really make a difference in preparing students to provide spiritual care. This research investigated the effects of student characteristics and the contribution of nursing education to this ability. The author shares findings from a survey of spiritual care attitudes and practices. Various methods are suggested for including curriculum content related to spirituality.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Baker University, 1500 Southwest 10th Street, Topeka, KS 66604, USA. cleda.meyer@bakeru.edu
authors.forename: Cleda L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012044:Regression Analysis; D029181:Spirituality; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires