Strategies for Providing Spiritual Care & Support to Nursing Students.
Nurse educators need to equip nursing students with suitable resources and education so they can develop their own spiritual care, as well as recognize spiritual care needs in patients. There is a paucity of literature on teaching strategies for spiritual care and prayer in undergraduate nursing programs. This article describes how one faith-based school implemented strategies to facilitate spiritual development in students, which are integrated throughout the curriculum and utilized in the U.S. and a study-abroad program in Ireland.
Kerry A. Milner, DNSc, RN, is an associate professor, Sacred Heart University College of Nursing (SHUCON), Fairfield, Connecticut, teaches evidence based practice and practice-based scholarship to DNP students and engages in practice projects to improve quality, clinical and financial outcomes. Kim Foito, MSN, RN, CNE, EMT-B, is a clinical assistant professor, SHUCON and teaches health assessment and pediatrics in the BSN program. Sherylyn Watson, PhD, CNE, is an associate dean and clinical assistant professor, SHUCON, Dingle campus in Ireland. She is interested in international nursing and global health. Watson teaches adult medical-surgical nursing, senior synthesis, and nursing leadership.
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D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D029181:Spirituality; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching