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UCU GS Research Journal
SPIRITUAL CARE RENDERED BY STAFF NURSES
ROXANNE M. NAVARRO

This study determined the spiritual care rendered by nurses. Part 1 dealt on the
personal profile of the respondents which include their age, sex, civil status, highest educational
attainment, area of assignment and number of years in service. Part II focused on the extent
of spiritual care rendered by nurses along therapeutic use of self, integrating religious values in
the nursing process and nurse-patient interaction. Part III dealt on the factors that influence the
spiritual care in nursing. Part IV focused on the factors that hinder nurses in rendering spiritual
care while, Part V contained the proposed program to improve the spiritual care of nurses.
Descriptive research design was used in the study utilizing the statistical tools frequency
and percentage and the weighted mean were used. Based on the gathered data the following
are the findings of the study: Majority of the respondent nurses belong to the age bracket of
26-30 years old, males, single, assigned in the medical ward, most of them are in the service for
1-3 years. On the extent of spiritual care rendered by the nurses along therapeutic use of self,
integrating religious values in the nursing process and nurse-patient interaction all are rated with
highly extensive.Likewise, along factors that influence the spiritual care in nursing was rated with
seldom which means that the respondents were not influenced by the indicators stated therein.
When it comes to the factors that hinder nurses in rendering spiritual care was rated seldom
which goes to show that the nurses were not affected by the indicators therein.
Furthermore, based on the findings the following are the conclusions of the study. The
respondents were young adults, bachelors’ degree, assigned in the medical unit and they were
still new in the nursing profession. Spiritual care was highly practiced by the nurse who showed
that they were competent in rendering spiritual care.
Thus, the following recommendations are hereby offered. The nurses must pursue
their post graduate courses to be abreast with the trends of the nursing profession. They must
undergo seminars or trainings related to spiritual care to enhance further their knowledge and
skills in rendering spiritual care. Whatever influences, nurses must perform their spiritual care
role for the benefit of their patients. Nurses must give their spiritual care regardless of any
barriers there might be.
The proposed program can be adapted to improve the spiritual care of nurses. Future
studies can be recommended using other variables in a wider perspective.

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