title: Nurses' Perceptions of Spirituality and Spiritual Care Giving: A Comparison Study Among All Health Care Sectors in Jordan.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to describe nurses' perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care in Jordan, and to investigate the relationship between their perceptions and their demographic variables.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study used a cross-sectional descriptive design and recruited a convenience sample of 408 Jordanian registered nurses to complete the spiritual care giving scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The findings of the study demonstrated that most of the participating nurses had a high level of spirituality and spiritual care perception. Significant differences were found between male and female nurses' perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care (P < 0.05); previous attendance of courses on spiritual care also made a significant difference to perceptions (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The research findings suggest that, Jordanian nurses' gender made a difference in their perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care. They had satisfactory levels of perception of spirituality and spiritual care. Moreover, spiritual care courses appeared to have a positive impact on their perception of spirituality and spiritual care. Enhancing nursing care by integrating standardized spiritual care into the current nursing care, training, and education should also be emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Palliative Care and Pain Management, Royal Medical Services, King Hussein Medical Center, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Ghaith Ahmad Bani
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Melhem
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Nursing, The University of Jordan, Faculty of Nursing, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Ruqayya S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Zeilani
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Nursing, The University of Jordan, Faculty of Nursing, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Ossama Abed
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Zaqqout
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Nursing, The University of Jordan, Faculty of Nursing, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Ashraf Ismail
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Aljwad
authors.affiliation: Department of Palliative Care and Pain Management, Royal Medical Services, King Hussein Medical Center, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Mohammed Qasim
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Shawagfeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Nursing, The University of Jordan, Faculty of Nursing, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Maysoon Abd
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Al-Rahim
keywords: Jordan; Nurses; Spiritual care; Spirituality