Client perspectives about nurse requisites for spiritual caregiving.
Some patients welcome nurse-provided spiritual care, while others do not. This pilot study addressed the question: What characteristics does a client look for in a nurse before welcoming spiritual care from that nurse? This cross-sectional, correlational study allowed 156 cancer patients and 68 family caregivers to complete paper-and-pencil questionnaires including the 7-item Nurse Requisites Scale (NRS). Findings suggest relationship is a salient requisite, and that religiosity is directly related to how important it is to a client that these requisites be met prior to spiritual care.
Taylor
Elizabeth Johnston
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School of Nursing, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA. ejtaylor@llu.edu
D017028:Caregivers; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D029181:Spirituality