Spirituality in the Undergraduate Curricula of Nursing Schools in Portugal and São Paulo-Brazil

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ID3531655
AutoresSílvia Caldeira (0000-0002-9804-2297, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, autor correspondente), Arthur Soares Figueiredo (0000-0003-2908-4052, Universidade Católica Portuguesa), Amélia Simões Figueiredo, Ana Da Conceição (0000-0002-0490-175X, Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Santa Maria), Célia Ermel (Universidade de Marília), João Mendes (0000-0002-4075-8882), João Manuel Galhanas Mendes (0000-0002-4054-8260, University of Évora), Erika De Cássia Lopes Chaves (0000-0002-2346-5359, Universidade Federal de Alfenas), Erika Chaves, Emília Campos De Carvalho, Emı́lia Campos De Carvalho (0000-0003-0738-0539, Universidade de Ribeirão Preto), Margarida Vieira (0000-0002-9439-2804, Universidade Católica Portuguesa)
Ano2016
Volume7
Fascículo11
Páginas134
Data de publicação2016-11-08
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditoraMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel7110134
OpenAlexW2551134414
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas40

Spirituality is considered a dimension of nursing care, which is often recognized as being neglected, mainly due to a lack of education. Several studies have addressed nursing students' perceptions and skills for providing spiritual care, but there is little evidence on how spirituality is addressed in undergraduate nursing curricula. This study comprised Portuguese and Brazilian nursing schools (from São Paulo) and describes how spirituality is addressed in undergraduate nursing curricula. It is descriptive and the survey research was performed in 2014-2015. The questionnaire was composed of closed and open-ended questions and was sent by e-mail. A total of 129 answers were obtained, mostly from Portugal. Results indicated that several curricular units include spirituality, although having different contents. The learning outcomes are consistent with improving nursing students' integral education, developing the clinical reasoning regarding spirituality, and improving the assessment of the patient across the life span. Nevertheless, it seems that spirituality is poorly addressed in clinical practice. Few nursing schools have courses or curricular units specifically dealing with spirituality, but they do provide some form of teaching on the subject. No standard curriculum exists, but teachers believe that it is a very important subject that should be included in the courses taught

Alternative medicine · Curriculum · Medical education · Pedagogy · Sociology · Spirituality · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Religion and Society in Latin America · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Workplace Spirituality and Leadership