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  • Title: Palliative care nurses' spiritual caring interventions: a conceptual understanding.
    Author: Ronaldson S, Hayes L, Aggar C, Green J, Carey M.
    Journal: Int J Palliat Nurs; 2017 Apr 02; 23(4):194-201. PubMed ID: 28486071.
    Abstract:
    AIMS: To investigate spiritual caring by palliative care nurses and to describe their interventions. BACKGROUND: Spirituality and spiritual caring are recognised as integral components of holistic nursing. DESIGN: Qualitative data captured on a questionnaire were analysed thematically ( Braun and Clarke, 2006 ). METHODS: The study involved forty-two palliative care registered nurses working across seven palliative care services in Sydney, Australia. The research question was: 'What spiritual caring interventions do palliative care nurses use in their practice?' Nurses completed an open-ended questionnaire to identify and interpret their spiritual caring. FINDINGS: Three sub-theme categories and four major concepts of spiritual caring. Categories identified are: humanistic, pragmatic and religious interventions; while concepts of spiritual caring are: 'being with', 'listening to', 'facilitation of' and 'engaging in'. CONCLUSION: A conceptual understanding of spiritual caring was identified.
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