Enhancing Nurses' and Midwives' Competence in Providing Spiritual Care: Through Innovative Education and Compassionate Care

ISBN-13: 9783030658878 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 172 str.

Wilfred McSherry; Adam Boughey; Josephine Attard

Recenzje

“The book contains clear objectives at the beginning of each chapter. I like the boxes and the reflective activities. The reading was easily understood and enjoyable.” (Judy L Ponder, Doody's Book Reviews, October 15, 2021)

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Introduction

Professor Wilfred McSherry Staffordshire University/University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, VID, Bergen Norway
Dr Adam Boughey Staffordshire University

This chapter will address the following: a) Why a need for this book, b) an overview of the EPICC project, c) set the objectives for the over manuscript d) discussion the Gold Standard Matrix and the factors that influence this field, e) set the manuscript within a specific cultural context.

Chapter 2. Spirituality and Spiritual Care

Professor Tormod Kleiven
Professor Tove Giske, VID University Norway

This chapter will explore: a) the different elements of spirituality (existential, religious, life-events, suffering), b) provide an overview of the many views of what it means to be a Human Being, c) how to understand spiritual care and, c) discuss spirituality and spiritual care in the European context.

Chapter 3. Educational Context/Evidence and Exploration of Professionals fields of Nursing and Midwifery

Professor Linda Ross, University of South Wales
Dr Josephine Attard, University of Malta

Drawing upon international evidence, this chapter will explore the need for nurses/midwives to be competent in spiritual care to meet expectations of nursing/midwifery regulatory bodies, professional educational guidelines and to respond to the patient/client/carer voice. The chapter will thus provide context for the chapters that follow.

Chapter 4. Self-Care

Professor Anthony Schwartz, Staffordshire University

This chapter will address: a) the challenges students/nurses face when working in health care, b) the importance of promoting a healthy working environment so students/nurses/teachers can manage to stay sensitive to patients’ needs and sufferings and lastly, c) how the individual student and nurse can carry out self-care physically, psychologically, social and spiritually.

Chapter 5. Competence #1 – Intrapersonal

Professor René van Leeuwen, Christian University of Applied Sciences Viaa in Zwolle, Netherlands

Chapter 6. Competence #2 – Interpersonal

Dr Josephine Attard, University of Malta

This chapter addresses interpersonal spirituality which engages with the persons’ spirituality, acknowledging their unique spiritual and cultural worldviews beliefs and practices influencing their healthcare. The central themes in this chapter involve the education and development of interpersonal relationships and communication skills of nursing/midwifery students by exploring; a) the impact of the spiritual and cultural worldviews beliefs and practices in the provision of care b) the importance of effective, reciprocal verbal and non-verbal interaction between persons and carer c) the development of nurse/midwife-client relationships which evoke feelings of companionship, and compassionate care d) the development of spiritual care attitudes, such as sharing, caring empathy, listening, touch and presence.

Chapter 7. Competence #3 – Spiritual Care, Assessment and Planning

Professor Wilfred McSherry, Staffordshire University/University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, VID, Bergen Norway
Professor Linda Ross, University of South Wales

This chapter will introduce the reader to some fundamental principles and practices with regards to spiritual assessment, and the planning of spiritual care. The chapter will introduce several different approaches to assessing spiritual needs and resources. It will provide valuable insights into appropriate formal or informal approaches, detailing how care plans can be used to support the delivery of spiritual care. The importance of maintaining confidentiality and obtaining informed consent will be reinforced ensuring practice is based upon sound ethical and professional values.

Chapter 8. Competence #4 – Spiritual Care, Intervention and Evaluation

Professor Tove Giske, VID University Norway

This chapter will explore different ways spiritual care can be a) addressed and evaluated and, b) documented in nursing and midwifery.

Chapter 9. Conclusion

All EPICC Strategic partners

O autorze

Wilfred McSherry is a Professor in Nursing working in a joint appointment between Department of Nursing, School of Health and Social Care, Staffordshire University and the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust United Kingdom and part-time Professor at VID University College, Bergen/Oslo, Norway. 

Wilf has had a career in nursing working as a Registered Nurse primarily within Acute Hospital Care with a focus upon care of the older person and end of life care. His interest in the spiritual dimension developed alongside a realisation that this aspect of care was neglected and forgotten by some healthcare professionals. He has published extensively in this field with several books and many articles addressing different aspects of the spiritual dimension. In 2010 Wilf led on a piece of work for the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) exploring members perceptions of spirituality. 

Wilf is a founding and executive committee member of the International Network for the Study of Spirituality (Formerly British Association for The Study of Spirituality) https://spiritualitystudiesnetwork.org/ and a Principal Fellow of The Higher Education Academy. In 2012 he was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing for his unique contribution to nursing in the areas of spirituality and dignity. Wilf co-led  a European project titled Enhancing Nurses Competence in Providing Spiritual Care through Innovation Education and Compassionate Care (EPICC) and is member of the EPICC Steering Group [http://epicc-network.org] 

Dr. Adam J. Boughey currently works full-time as a Lecturer in Adult Nursing and Post-Doctoral Researcher at Staffordshire University, UK.  Adam previously worked as a Research Associate and Project Manager for the EPICC project.  Having originally trained as an Adult Nurse in 2004 at Keele University, and worked in both primary (community) and secondary (acute) care, Adam attended Staffordshire University to read psychology (2008-2011) and subsequently health psychology (2011-2019).  In addition to his nursing qualification, Adam gained a first-class BSc (Hons) in Psychology, followed by distinction for his MSc in Health Psychology, and completion of his Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology (DHealthPsy).  Adam is currently registered with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), and registered with the UK Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Health Psychologist.  Adam is also a Graduate Member (MBPsS) and Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) with the British Psychological Society (BPS).

In his role as a higher education academic, Adam has been privileged to have worked with many colleagues on a variety of projects pertaining to psychology and health and social care.  Adam’s Professional Doctorate research centred around psychological perceptions and predictors of influenza vaccination.  In recent years, Adam has been published with colleagues on a number of papers pertaining to spirituality and spiritual care research, of which he has had a long-term interest.  Adam currently sits on the International Network for the Study of Spirituality (INSS) Executive Committee as Digital Infrastructure Manager.

Dr Josephine Attard is Head of the Midwifery Department and Senior lecturer at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta.

Josephine qualified as nurse-midwife in 1981 and pursued clinical experience in the areas of antenatal, intra-natal and postnatal care. She obtained post-graduate certificate in education in 1991 from the University of Malta, MSc in nursing and midwifery education in 1999 and

Doctoral Degree from the University of South Wales UK in 2015.

Her PhD on the design and evaluation of a competency framework addresses the need for a rigorous and validated competency framework in spiritual care to guide the education and practice of nurses/midwives.

Dr. Attard is currently Head of midwifery department, teaching and supervising students at BSc, Master’s and PhD level. Dr Attard is coordinator of the Erasmus+ midwifery Programme. She represented the University of Malta as the EPICC partner and is a committee member of the EPICC network.

Blurb

This book is the first of its kind, addressing key issues in the teaching and learning of spirituality and spiritual care in the context of nursing and midwifery practice. The content is based on the outcomes of a European-wide project (EPICC) that brought together leading nursing and midwifery educators and practitioners from 21 countries. It highlights the importance of ensuring student nurses’ and midwives receive sufficient educational preparation to provide spiritual/person-centred care.

In turn, the book puts forward an innovative and creative approach to the teaching of spiritual/person-centred care, based on an evaluation of best practice across Europe. The content and activities presented will enable nursing and midwifery educators to acquire new knowledge/skills for learning about and teaching on the personal, religious and spiritual aspects of person-centred care. Both interactive and engaging, it will equip nursing and midwifery students to holistically address the needs of the people they care for.

The book has the potential to transform the nursing and midwifery workforce of the future by ensuring they are prepared to face the global challenges that are impacting international nursing and midwifery practice.