간호대학생을 위한 영적간호 임파워먼트 프로그램 개발 및 효과

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to develop and test the effects of the spiritual care empowerment (SCE) program for nursing students. Method: A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. The participants were 80 nursing students (41 in the experimental and 39 in the control group) recruited from the D and S university. The SCE program used in this study was based on the Zimmerman’s Psychological Empowerment Model. The SCE program comprised three components; intrapersonal, interactional, and behavioral. The experimental group attended 9 sessions of a SCE program. Sessions were 90 minutes each, held twice per week for 5 weeks. The scores for self-esteem, existential well-being, empathy, and spiritual care competence were measured before and after the treatment. Data were analyzed using Chi-square, Fisher's exact test, t-test using SPSS/WIN 18.0. Results: Self-esteem, existential well-being, empathy, and spiritual care competence were significantly better in the experimental group after the intervention compared to the control group. Conclusion: The findings show that this SCE program could be effective in increasing the self-esteem, existential well-being, empathy, and spiritual care competence of nursing students. Accordingly, a SCE program can be applied to a nursing curriculum.