How Christian Nurses Respond to Patient Requests for Prayer: An Observational Study

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Abstract

Nurse-provided spiritual care includes support of patient spiritual practices such as prayer. However, limited evidence exists about how nurses respond when a patient requests prayer. A subsample of nurses (n = 381) from a larger study responded to two open-ended questions in an online survey in response to a prayer scenario. Among these mostly Christian nurses, 97% indicated willingness to pray. Content analysis revealed a five-component structure for praying: Open, Set the Stage, Request, Wrap-up, Close. The structure provides a template for future research and nurse prayer in clinical contexts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)222-229
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Christian nursing : a quarterly publication of Nurses Christian Fellowship
VolumePublish Ahead of Print
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 14 2023

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Medicine

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