Caring from a Christian Worldview: Exploring Nurses' Source of Caring, Faith Practices, and View of Nursing.

J Christ Nurs

Linda S. Rieg, PhD, RN, CNE, is a professor at Indiana Wesleyan University School of Nursing, Marion, Indiana. Her teaching and research interests include spiritual care and theory. She has served as research advisor to students studying the concept of caring. R. Shirlene Newbanks, DNP, RN, is an assistant dean of Nursing Administration and Education Programs, School of Nursing, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Indiana. Her DNP and MSN projects focused on caring and caring through a Christian worldview. Rose Sprunger, MSN, RN, is a nurse educator and a life coach for nurses.

Published: September 2019

This study explored Christian nurses' views of their source of caring (Deity or other), adherence to biblical faith practices, and view of nursing as a job, career, profession, or calling. Participants who reported Deity (God, Christ, Holy Spirit) as their source of caring were more likely to view nursing as a calling and report a higher degree of volunteering (serving), giving (financially to a religious community), devotions and prayer (personal walk), and fellowship (meeting with a community of other believers). Results have implications for understanding the concept of caring within the context of a Christian worldview.

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