Undergraduate Nursing Students' Spirituality and Perceived Ability to Provide Spiritual Care: A Mixed-Method Study.

This study's purpose was to explore nursing students' spirituality and perceived ability to provide spiritual care. A convergent mixed method, cross-sectional design was used. A convenience sample included traditional nursing students in their second quarter ( = 53) and final quarter ( = 43) attending a faith-based university and accelerated final quarter nursing students ( = 45) attending a private secular university from two accredited nursing programs.

Online Survey of Nurses' Personal and Professional Praying.

This study explored how nurses' prayer beliefs and practices are associated with their offering to pray with patients. Participants (N = 423) completed an online survey. Those with higher prayer experience scores were 9% more likely to offer prayer to patients; those working in religious settings were 2.

A willingness to go there: Nurses and spiritual care.

Aims And Objectives: To describe rural and urban palliative/hospice care nurses' communication strategies while providing spiritual care for patients and families at end of life.

Background: Nurses aim to provide holistic care consisting of physical, psychological and spiritual components. However, it is well documented that spiritual care is largely missing from nursing care.