Faculty of Health Sciences · Nursing · Undergraduate
Course Objective
Spiritual Care in Nursing course aims to provide theoretical and practical knowledge of spiritual care and support services by seeing the human being as a whole with body and soul dimensions in health services and planning the treatment and healing processes with a holistic understanding; It aims to support students' professional field application skills and to provide them with multifaceted personal development awareness.
Course Content
Human, health, nursing, meaning, spirituality, religion and belief, etc. concepts; Spiritual Dimension of Man, man and his need for meaning, the impact of finding personal meaning on physical and spiritual health; Reasons for the need for spiritual care. The needs of patients and their relatives within the framework of spiritual care; Spiritual needs of hospital staff (nurses); The function of spirituality in mental health, Life-Death, Health-Illness and Spiritual Collapse- A View of Spiritual Well-Being from the Perspective of Spiritual Development (evolution). Spiritual Counseling and Spiritual Care in the Health System, Spiritually Oriented Psychological Counseling, Religious Counseling; Holistic Approach in Spiritual Care and 12 characteristics of a Successful Nurse. Patients' and their relatives' need for meaning; Positive Thought and Religious (Islamic) codes in Spiritual Care. Definition of Spiritual Care; Planning Spiritual Care. Spiritual care processes and steps. General principles in spiritual care. Factors affecting spiritual care. Risks and challenges in spiritual care practices; It includes sample practices in Spiritual Care in Nursing.
Required Resources
Yasemin Odabaş (2021) Hemşirelikte Manevi Bakım Adımları. Gece Kitaplığı
Üzeyir Ok, Zümrüt Gedik, Zehra Erşahin (2020) Hastalar İçin Manevi Bakım, Nobel Yayınları
Hüsna ÖZVEREN,Emel GÜLNAR, Palyatif Bakım ve Hemşirelik, Akademisyen Yay. 2021
Faruk Kanger, Hemşirelikte Manevi Bakım, Ders Sunusu 2024
Recommended Resources
Ali Seyyar, Tıbbî Sosyal Hizmetlerde Manevi Bakım, Rağbet Yayınları, 2018
Zuhâl Ağılkaya-Şahin, Hristiyan Gelenekte Manevi Bakımın Teorik Temelleri, Spırıtual Psychology And Counselıng, DOI 10.12738/spc.2016.1.0002, Şubat 2016
Mecit Ömür Öztürk (2019) Dervişin Teselli Koleksiyonu, Hayykitap.
Yasemin Odabaş, (Y.Lisans Tezi) Engelli Çocuk Annelerine Verilen Manevi Bakım Desteğinin Manevi İyilik Ve Umut Düzeylerini Arttırmaya Etkisinin Değerlendirilmesi
Rules
SPIRITUAL CARE APPLICATION PROJECT PROCESS IN NURSING
I. Decide the patient(s) you will care for and plan the process in outline. (p.154 ff.)
II. Evaluate the spiritual dimension of the patient (relative) with spiritual screening. (p.127 ff.)
III. Take the patient's (relative's) demographic information and spiritual anamnesis. (p.129 ff.)
IV. Ask what kind of moral support the patient (relative) needs and make a note of it.
V. Determine by discussing and observing how you should provide moral support to the patient (relative). =diagnose != (p. 244, 259, 329, 380, 412 etc.)
VI. Based on a diagnosis you have made, carry out the application steps (possible activities) in the light of "Pearl Information".
VII. Report the process and results. (your observations, your own and the patient's self-assessment)
VIII. Compile the entire project process into a written file and present it in class.
Make corrections as a result of the discussions in the IXth Grade environment and submit your project.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Understands the importance of meaning and spirituality in human life and holistic health services.
- Knows the importance of a holistic approach in moral support/care services in nursing.
- It develops sensitivity to comply with ethical principles and subtleties in spiritual care practices in nursing.
- Gain critical thinking and problem solving skills in spiritual care practices in nursing. Re-plans and continues self-assessment and professional skill development.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Final | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | *Introduction / Giving the course syllabus. Information about course contents, course materials and resources. *Information regarding Project/Application and exams | Course content can be accessed from the Campus Information system |
| 2 | *Human, health, nursing, meaning, spirituality, religion and belief, etc. Overview of concepts. *Spiritual Dimension of Man (Existence, Spirit, Self, Body, Mind, Senses)s | The Importance of Social Work Practices and Spirituality in Health Institutions Steps of Spiritual Care in Nursing Lecture Presentation 2024 |
| 3 | *Human beings and the need for meaning, the impact of finding personal meaning on physical and mental health. *Reasons for the need for spiritual care | Spiritual Care in Nursing Lecture Presentation 2024; Steps of Spiritual Care in Nursing. Part 1. Conceptual and Theoretical Framework |
| 4 | *Needs of patients and their relatives within the framework of spiritual care *Spiritual needs of hospital staff (nurses) *The function of spirituality in mental health | Spiritual Care in Nursing Lecture Presentation 2024; Steps of Spiritual Care in Nursing. Part 1. Conceptual and Theoretical Framework |
| 5 | *Looking at the phenomena of Life-Death, Health-Illness and Spiritual Collapse-Spiritual well-being from the Perspective of Spiritual Development (evolution) | Spiritual Care in Nursing Lecture Presentation 2024 |
| 6 | *Spiritual Counseling and Spiritual Care in the Health System, Spiritually Oriented Psychological Counseling, Religious Counseling * Holistic Approach in Spiritual Care and 12 characteristics of a Successful Nurse | Spiritual Care in Nursing Lecture Presentation 2024; Steps of Spiritual Care in Nursing. Part 1. Conceptual and Theoretical Framework |
| 7 | * Patients and their relatives' need for meaning *Positive Thought and Religious (Islamic) codes in Spiritual Care | Spiritual Care in Nursing Lecture Presentation 2024; Dervish's Consolation Collection |
| 8 | Midterm Exam (Midterm) | Primary Sources and Spiritual Care in Nursing Lecture Presentation 2024. |
| 9 | *Definition of Spiritual Care *Planning Spiritual Care *Providing Implementation Project instructions and documents *Spiritual care processes and steps | Spiritual Care in Nursing Lecture Presentation 2024; Steps of Spiritual Care in Nursing. Part 2. Spiritual Care Planning |
| 10 | *General principles in spiritual care *Four stages of spiritual care | Spiritual Care in Nursing Lecture Presentation 2024; Steps of Spiritual Care in Nursing. Part 2. Spiritual Care Planning |
| 11 | * Factors affecting spiritual care *Risks and challenges in spiritual care practices | Spiritual Care in Nursing Lecture Presentation 2024; Steps of Spiritual Care in Nursing. Part 2. Spiritual Care Planning |
| 12 | Principles in the Spiritual Care (spiritual support) process; sample expressions and attitudes. | Spiritual Care in Nursing Lecture Presentation 2024; Steps of Spiritual Care in Nursing. Part 2. Spiritual Care Planning |
| 13 | *Oral presentations of Application Projects; evaluation and criticism 1 * Ethical subtleties in spiritual care | Student oral and visual presentation preparations Spiritual Care in Nursing Lecture Presentation 2024 |
| 14 | *Oral presentations of Application Projects; evaluation and criticism 1 * End-of-term course evaluation and recommendations | Student oral and visual presentation preparations Spiritual Care in Nursing Lecture Presentation 2024 |
| 15 | *Oral presentations of Application Projects; evaluation and criticism 2 * End-of-term course evaluation and recommendations | Student oral and visual presentation preparations Spiritual Care in Nursing Lecture Presentation 2024 |
| 16 | (Final) Preparation of the project file digitally and by printing. | Delivery of the project file |


