Date of Award

4-28-2017

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

College

College of Education

Primary Advisor

Dr. Susan K Stanley

Second Advisor

Dr. James Anderson

Third Advisor

Dr. Amy N. Bratten

Abstract

Spirituality in nursing involves caring holistically for patients. Attention to the mind, body, and spirit, is a professional standard of care for nurses. Regulating agencies in the healthcare industry as well as professional code of conduct mandate that spiritual care will be addressed. While this in not a new concept to nursing, research revealed that lack of education was one obstacle nurses identified that limited their ability to provide spiritual care. There is a lack of teaching resources to educate nurses on spiritual care. A previous study conducted by Connors, Good, and Gollery (2017), introduced the instrument Key Phrases and Caring Behaviors© during a simulation experience. It was determined that combining these two instructional methods were statistically significant in improving nursing students’ competence and confidence in providing spiritual care. In order to provide the students’ more opportunity to use the instructional material, the Key Phrases and Caring Behaviors© instrument was introduced earlier in the semester. While the data of this current study revealed no statistical significance, when compared to the prior study, it was determined that Key Phrases and Caring Behaviors© could be effective in maintaining students’ competence and confidence in providing spiritual care.

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