Spiritual Care in Undergraduate Nursing Education: An Integrative Review.

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: The growth of international migration and globalization has increasingly diversified patient populations, emphasizing the need for nursing students to provide competent spiritual care. PURPOSE: To understand the teaching and learning strategies used to prepare undergraduate nursing students for spiritual care. METHODS: An integrative review with deductive data analysis was used to evaluate, analyze, and synthesize diverse research methodologies. RESULTS: Three educational approaches were identified, including passive, reflective, and combinatory approaches. The combinatory approach appears most appropriate for diverse learning styles within a student group. CONCLUSIONS: No one strategy is best, but any combination of educational strategies can positively impact spiritual care competency within clinical practice.