The Nurse Spiritual Care Therapeutics Scale and Patient Beliefs in Indonesia: A Developmental Psychometric Study.

Across the globe, spiritual care provided by nurses is recognised as an integral component of patient care. The decision to administer this scale test was driven by the observation that the instruments employed by nurses, which are designed to be more straightforward, accessible and culturally aligned with Indonesian contexts, were not adequately addressing spiritual needs. The present study sought to assess the reliability and validity of the Indonesian version of the Nurse Spiritual Care Therapeutics Scale (NSCTS-I).

California Pharmacists' Perspectives and Experiences with Prayer and Spiritual Conversations with Patients: An Exploratory Study.

This exploratory study examined the spiritual care beliefs of California pharmacists and their perspectives and experiences with prayer and spiritual conversations with patients. An online survey was utilized to collect data from members of the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists in Spring 2021. Most of the 85 respondents (3.

Spirituality and Work-Related Outcomes Among Nurses During the COVID Pandemic: An Observational Study.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify the spiritual responses of nurses providing direct patient care during the COVID pandemic and explore how religious/spiritual struggles are associated with selected nurse outcomes.

Methods: A quantitative, cross-sectional observational study was conducted, based on the STROBE checklist, with 364 registered nurses recruited via convenience sampling between January 24 and March 12, 2022, in hospitals in Iran admitting COVID-19 patients. Data were collected through a self-report questionnaire, including the Moral Injury Symptom Scale-Health Professionals, Religious/Spiritual Struggles Scale-Short Form, Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, Job Satisfaction Scale, Copenhagen Burnout Inventory, Turnover Intention Scale, and Employee Engagement Scale.

Emotion recognition and clinical empathy: An observational study of nurses.

Aim: To explore nurse ability to recognize emotion and its association with clinical empathy.

Background: Empathy is elemental to nursing care and positively effects patient and nurse outcomes, yet self-reported clinical empathy has declined over the past decade. One hypothesized contributor to the ability of a nurse to be empathic is whether they can recognize emotion, a phenomenon thus far unstudied among nurses.

Psychometric evaluation of a Spanish translation of the moral injury symptom scale for healthcare professionals.

Background: Moral injury is prevalent among health care professionals, especially nurses. It can have negative personal consequences for clinicians, and indirectly impact the quality of patient care. Although nurses around the world experienced moral injury during the pandemic, it will continue to be a professional challenge.

Promotion in Nursing Higher Education: Answers to FAQs.

Nurses in education, especially at smaller universities, may not be socialized or mentored in ways that would support seeking promotion in academia. Barriers and questions about the promotion process and recommendations about frequently asked questions are given in this article, along with biblical encouragement. Seeking promotion to a higher academic rank can bring enhanced credibility with which to serve God and can be an opportunity to improve one's character and ability to glorify God.

Should Healthcare Organizations Promote a Spiritually Healthy Work Environment?

Both personal spirituality/religiosity and perception of a spiritually respectful work climate are inversely related to burnout among nurses. In addition to briefly reviewing the empirical evidence that consistently supports these assertions, this essay offers some practical suggestions for how nurses can promote a spiritually healthy work environment.

Perspectives about Spiritual Care in Pharmacy Practice: A Community-based Survey.

Addressing religious and spiritual needs are important components of holistic healthcare. Little is known about the general public's perspectives about pharmacists providing spiritual care (SC). To explore how community members perceive, experience, and desire pharmacist-provided SC.

Pharmacy students' perceived barriers to spiritual care: A qualitative study.

Background: Spiritual care (SC) is an important component of whole person care, a goal that many pharmacists embrace. Knowledge about barriers to incorporating SC in pharmacy practice may allow understanding of how to increase its provision.

Objectives: The objective of the study was to investigate pharmacy students' perceived personal and professional barriers to incorporating SC in pharmacy practice.

Tragedy or transformation? Online survey of nurse spirituality during the COVID pandemic.

Aim: To describe positive and negative spiritual responses to providing COVID-related nursing care among nurses working in hospitals.

Background: The COVID pandemic has intensified and publicised the threats to nurse well-being. Absent from the recommendations for promoting nurse well-being is recognition of how nurses' spirituality and/or religiosity is affected by the strain of COVID caring or how it may be affecting their well-being.

How Christian Nurses Respond to Patient Requests for Prayer: An Observational Study.

Nurse-provided spiritual care includes support of patient spiritual practices such as prayer. However, limited evidence exists about how nurses respond when a patient requests prayer. A subsample of nurses (n = 381) from a larger study responded to two open-ended questions in an online survey in response to a prayer scenario.

Praying Online: Reflections and Suggestions for Nurse Educators.

This article presents reflections and suggestions for nurse educators in a Christian institution who want to pray with students while teaching online. Suggestions primarily relate to recording prayers for class, including avoiding the appearance of coercion; being clear that students' participation in the recorded prayer will have no effect on grades; placing prayer in recorded material at a consistent location (such as the beginning or the end) so students know when it is coming; being creative in offering varying ways to pray; being authentic; and inviting student participation.

Social Empathy and Associated Factors Among Nurses: An Observational Study.

Integral to holistic "big picture" nursing care is an empathy that strives for social justice. Social empathy requires more than technical skills or even interpersonal empathy or other-focus; it also requires a perspective that appreciates the impact of social determinants and seeks action to address them. This study sought to measure social empathy and potentially associated demographic, personal, and work-related factors among nurses.