Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 34-43, February 2011

The Effect of an Educational Session on Pediatric Nurses' Perspectives Toward Providing Spiritual Care1

  • Eileen R. O'Shea, DNP, RN

      Affiliations

    • Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Eileen R. O'Shea, DNP, RN.
    • ,
  • Meredith Wallace, PhD, APRN

      Affiliations

    • Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT
    • ,
  • Mary Quinn Griffin, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
    • ,
  • Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

published online 07 September 2009.

This study evaluated the effect of a spiritual education session on pediatric nurses' perspectives toward providing spiritual care. A one-group pretest and posttest design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the educational session. Participants consisted of 41 pediatric and neonatal nurses that worked in a large university-affiliated children's hospital. Findings confirmed that the spiritual education session had a positive effect on nurses' perspectives toward providing spiritual care. In addition, a positive correlation was identified between the pediatric nurses' perception of their own spirituality and their perspective toward providing care.

Key words: Nursing education, Children, Pediatric, Paediatric, Attitudes and perceptions, Spirituality, Spiritual care, Pediatric palliative care

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1 No extramural funding was received to conduct this research. The research has not been previously presented. There has not been any commercial financial support for this work.

PII: S0882-5963(09)00203-6

doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2009.07.009

Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 34-43, February 2011

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