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1 Category 2 RRL
1 Category 2 RRL
According to the Willemse, Smeets, Leeuwen, & Janssen (2018) The recognition of
spiritual requirements as an essential component of nursing care and evaluation follows, and as
focus on the significance of patients' spiritual requirements on a global scale. The nurse's duty
is thought to include a significant amount of spiritual care. This is in line with the nurse's
complex job, which emphasizes holistic care and considers patients' physical, psychological,
social, and spiritual requirements. As stated by above, patients may experience spiritual distress
at any point in their journey, thus nurses should be ready to offer spiritual care anytime it is
required, including by offering a spiritual needs assessment. Additionally, it was discovered that
nurses were more likely than doctors to offer spiritual care and contact specialized spiritual
caregivers.
Despite this, according to Hu, Li, & Chiou (2019) there is evidence that nursing staff may
not always adequately address spiritual needs and assessments, with data suggesting
inconsistent engagement with patients' spiritual requirements Time constraints, fear of the
patient's response to their attempts to provide spiritual care, and other factors are all possible
culprits. Moreover, there are disparities in the understanding of and training in spiritual care
between Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese nurses, which may also impair their capacity to give
spiritual care. Additionally, it is claimed that nurses are unclear about their role in spiritual care
and evaluation, this uncertainty regarding spiritual distress and the absence of a clear definition
of spiritual care may make nurses less willing to provide spiritual care to their patients. A
perceived lack of spiritual care expertise, inadequate planning, and insecurity may all be
factors. In fact, nurses frequently mention the need for extra training in this area.
References:
Hu Y., Li F., Chiou JF. (2019) Psychometric properties of the Chinese mainland version of the
Willemse S, Smeets W, van Leeuwen E, Janssen L, & Foudraine N. (2018) Spiritual Care in the
ICU: Perspectives of Dutch Intensivists, ICU Nurses, and Spiritual Caregivers. J Relig
Health. Google Scholar https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10943-017-0457-2