Keywords

NSCTS Scale, nursing students, SHALOM Scale, spiritual care, spiritual well-being, Watson's transpersonal moment

 

Authors

  1. Tomsovic, Emily
  2. Bond, Loretta
  3. Wyant, David

Abstract

ABSTRACT: A survey of undergraduate nursing students investigated their personal spiritual well-being (SWB), their spiritual care of patients, and where students felt spiritually challenged. The survey utilized the Spiritual Health and Life-Orientation Measure (SHALOM), the Nursing Spiritual Care Therapeutics Scale (NSCTS), and a qualitative extended response question. Findings revealed a positive correlation between high SWB and the spiritual care of patients and a significant improvement in the use of spiritual care therapeutics through the nursing program.