Objectives and competences
The student will:
Learn and understand the meaning of spiritual care, learn fundamental spiritual tools for assessing spiritual needs, and learn different approaches to provide spiritual needs in nursing and health care.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Understanding spirituality and the importance of spiritual care in healthcare, nursing care nad midwifery.
• Understanding the concept of spirituality.
• Assessment and identification of spiritual care needs.
• Using assessment tools for spiritual needs in nursing and midwifery care.
• Providing spiritual care in nursing care/midwifery.
• Consequenceses of unmeet spiritual needs.
Learning and teaching methods
- online learning method
- method of interpretation
- method of demonstration
- role-play method
- quiz method
- case studies
- individual work with students
- working in pairs / groups
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
After the course the students will be able to:
• explain the importance of spiritual care in health care, nursing care, and midwifery,
• define the concept of spiritual care,
• select and correctly use the appropriate tool to assess the spiritual needs of patients at different stages of life and at different ages,
• select (demonstrate) appropriate nursing interventions to meet the spiritual needs of patients at different stages of life.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Communication skills:
After the course, the students will:
- be able to oral and written expression, and argument.
Problem solving:
After the course, the students will be able to critically reflect on the current situation and evaluate their own work.
Readings
Obvezna literatura:
Mlinar Reljić, N. (2022). Zagotavljanje spiritualne oskrbe v zdravstveni negi : (interno učno gradivo): 2022/23. Maribor: Univerza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za zdravstvene vede
Mihelič Zajec, A., Karnjuš, I., Babnik, K., Klun, B., & Štancar, K. (2020). Splošna priporočila za duhovno oskrbo v zdravstveni negi (M. Ažman (ed.). Zbornica zdravstvene in babiške nege Slovenije – Zveza strokovnih društev medicinskih sester babic in zdravstvenih tehnikov Slovenije.
Priporočena literatura:
McSherry, W., Boughey, A., Attard, J. eds. (2021). Enhancing nurses' and midwives' competence in providing spiritual care : through innovative education and compassionate care. Springer
Timmins, F., Caldeira, S. (2019). Spirituality in healthcare: perspectives for inovative practice. Springer
O'Brien, M. E. (2018). Spirituality in nursing: standing on holy ground. 6th ed. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Prerequisits
The prerequisite for the exam is positively evaluated seminar work.
Additional information on implementation and assessment 