Dhamani Khairunnisa Aziz, Paul Pauline, Olson Joanne Kaye
Tanzania Institute of Higher Education, The Aga Khan University, P.O. Box 38129, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
ISRN Nurs. 2011;2011:534803. doi: 10.5402/2011/534803. Epub 2011 Jun 6.
Spirituality, as a basic characteristic of humans and a contributor to human health, is regarded as part of nursing practice. The purpose of this study was to examine how Tanzanian nurses understand spirituality and spiritual care. Using the qualitative method of interpretive description, fifteen registered nurses engaged in clinical practice in a Tanzanian hospital were recruited to participate in this study. In-depth interviews using open-ended questions were carried out, tape-recorded, and transcribed verbatim. Data collection and inductive analysis occurred concurrently. In this paper, key findings are grouped under the following headings: meaning of spiritual care, recognition of spiritual needs, and interventions to respond to spiritual needs. Although there were some differences, overall participants' understanding of spirituality and spiritual care was similar to what is found in the literature about nurses in other countries. The provision of spiritual care also included some unique elements that may reflect the African context.
灵性作为人类的基本特征和人类健康的促进因素，被视为护理实践的一部分。本研究的目的是探讨坦桑尼亚护士如何理解灵性和灵性护理。采用解释性描述的定性方法，招募了15名在坦桑尼亚一家医院从事临床实践的注册护士参与本研究。使用开放式问题进行了深入访谈，进行了录音，并逐字转录。数据收集和归纳分析同时进行。在本文中，主要发现分为以下几个标题：灵性护理的含义、对灵性需求的认识以及应对灵性需求的干预措施。尽管存在一些差异，但总体而言，参与者对灵性和灵性护理的理解与其他国家护士的文献报道相似。灵性护理的提供还包括一些可能反映非洲背景的独特元素。
