Spiritual care activities of nurses using Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) labels.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the spiritual care activities of nurses as subsequently identified in the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) labels.


METHODS
Data were taken from a larger study that used a multiple triangulation research design to describe spiritual perspectives, interventions, and attitudes of 1,000 Sigma Theta Tau International members. Data analysis included descriptive and multivariate statistics for quantitative items, and content analysis for responses to questions.


RESULTS
97 respondents reported providing 32 spiritual care activities. Ten NIC labels actually mapped the nurses' spiritual care activities.


CONCLUSIONS
Spiritual care activities involve a broad spectrum of interventions that may be unique to each patient. The 32 spiritual care activities described by the nurses provide new knowledge regarding core spiritual care activities. The use of NIC labels can facilitate documentation of spiritual care activities in diverse practice settings.


CONCLUSIONS
This study supports greater specificity in describing spiritual care interventions to a level that allows replication and advancement of knowledge.
Cavendish
Roberta
R
College of Staten Island/City, University of New York, Brooklyn, USA. RCavendish@prodigy.net
Konecny
Lynda
L
Mitzeliotis
Claudia
C
Russo
Donna
D
Luise
Barbara
B
Lanza
Melissa
M
Medefindt
Judith
J
Bajo
Mary Ann McPartlan
MA
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000145:classification*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D010327:Pastoral Care; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D036301:Qualitative Research; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled