Scientific Journal of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedical Faculty

Background & Aim: Paying attention to the spiritual dimension of care, make a significant difference in the physical, psychological and social consequences of the disease. The attitude and awareness of the nurses towards spiritual care and spirituality can play an important role in the implementation of this care. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the goal of determining of spiritual attitudes and care of the nurses in Vellayat Educational and Therapeutic Center in Qazvin in 2016.

Materials & Methods: This survey was a descriptive cross-sectional study. 189 nurses from Vellayat Educational and Therapeutic Center in Qazvin were entered into the study through the census methods. To measure the attitudes of spirituality and spiritual care among nurses, spirituality and spiritual care measures were used. After collecting data, descriptive and inferential statistics were analyzed using Spss.18 Software.
Results: The average total score of the attitudes to spirituality and spiritual care was (56.59±10.70) and nurses were in the moderate level. CCUs with the average and standard deviation (65.00 ±11.40) and chemotherapy at (63.66±5.71) had the highest score and the operating room wards at (49.25±3.02) and the heart ward at (52.40±12.17) had the lowest score.
Conclusion: Considering the importance of spiritual care, it is suggested to provide training to change the attitudes of nurses and the role of religious teachings in care. Also, it may be possible to provide high quality care for patients by reducing the burden of work and better management.

Background & Aim: One of the most important aspects of nurses' performance is their adherence to the principles of professional ethics, which can affect the spiritual health of nurses. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between professional ethics and spiritual health of Iranian nurses.
Materials & methods: This correlational study was carried out on 250 nurses working in medical and educational centers affiliated to Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran, in 2018 using stratifies random sampling technique. Data collection tools were a demographic form, a performance measurement scale based on nursing professional ethics, and Paloutzian and Ellison’s Spiritual Well-being Scale. The validity and reliability of the questionnaires were confirmed. Descriptive statistics including mean, standard deviation, relative frequency, Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling (SEM) technique were used to analyze the data.
Results: The results showed that the mean age of the participants was 23.2±7.8 years.The mean scores of spiritual wellbeing and professional ethics were measured as 69.69±10.28 and 180.89±19.47, respectively. The findings of the present study indicated a significant relationship between the mean scores of spiritual wellbeing and professional ethics (r=0.478; P<0.001). Moreover, professional ethics showed a significant correlation with the dimensions of spiritual wellbeing (r=0.398) and existential health (r=0.302; P<0.001).
Conclusions: According to the results of this study, there was a statistically direct relationship between spiritual well-being and professional ethics. On this basis, it is necessary to pay attention to these variables in the community of nurses.