title: MEETING Spiritual Needs: A STUDY USING THE SPIRITUAL CARE COMPETENCE SCALE.
abstract: Healthcare literature suggests that many nurses fail to address patients' spiritual needs and/or identify signs of spiritual distress. A study was conducted to explore whether nurses in a medical center possessed the knowledge to assess patients' spirituality and design and implement a plan of spiritual care. The Spiritual Care Competence Scale was used to assess competence in spiritual care assessment and implementation; professionalization and improving quality; personal support and patient counseling; referral; attitude toward patient spirituality; and communication of spiritual needs.
authors.forename: Ann N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Hellman
authors.forename: Wesley E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Shelia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hurley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002835:Christianity; D005260:Female; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011361:Professional Competence; D015144:Southeastern United States; D026443:Spiritual Therapies / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D029181:Spirituality; D055815:Young Adult