Joanne C. Jaramillo – de Austria
Ministry of Education – King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
Title: Spiritual nursing care model
Biography
Biography: Joanne C. Jaramillo – de Austria
Abstract
The study aimed to explore the perception of both the staff nurse and the patient on (a) spirituality and spiritual care and (b) spiritual well being. Convergent parallel research design was utilized. Participants of this study were divided into two groups, nurses and patients, with 30 participants each, who responded to the Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale (SSCRS, McSherry et al, 1997) and the Spiritual Assessment Scale (SAS, O’Brien, 2011). After collating the results and treated by mean ratings, it was then consensually validated by both groups. Then a semi-structured interview took place to dig deeper into the spirituality and spiritual care of the participants. Hence, the data was treated individually, converged for similarities that provided key concepts for the development of the Spiritual Nursing Care Model (SNC). The key concepts are: (1) Spirituality; (2) Spiritual Care and (3) Spiritual Well-being. Spirituality and spiritual care are vital components of the healing process of a patient that promotes spiritual wellbeing among nurses and patients. Hence, there is a need to embrace these concepts in the nursing education and practice to bridge the gaps between the two. The SNC Model can be utilized in a wider scale of patients and nurses to test its applicability to other nurses and patient, taking into consideration various religious affiliations. Nursing Research and Education should pay more attention to nurse–patient interaction as an integral part of the caring process promoting meaning and wellbeing.