Johari, Jasmin and Abdul Rashid, Nor'ain and Mohd Rakapi, Nur Husni and Mohamed Ludin, Salizar and Jaafar, Siti Nur Illiani and Tan, Woei Leng (2026) A scoping review on the understanding of spiritual care among operation theatre nurses. International Journal of Care Scholars, 9 (2). pp. 144-160. ISSN 2600-898X
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Abstract
Background: Spiritual care is a vital part of comprehensive patient care because it provides existential and emotional support, especially in high-stress settings like the operating room. It is unclear; therefore, how operating room nurses comprehend and apply spiritual care. The purpose of this scoping review is to investigate how nurses understand spiritual care, what influences their understanding, and what challenges they encounter when providing it. Methods: Using databases like PubMed, Medline, Scopus, and ClinicalKey, a thorough literature review was carried out. Englishlanguage articles released between 2020 and 2024 were included. Thematic synthesis was used to examine studies that focused on the problems, influencing variables, and perceptions of spiritual care among operating room nurses. Results: Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria. The results show that although nurses acknowledge the value of spiritual care, their perceptions differ according to institutional, cultural, and educational factors. Personal convictions, professional education, workplace spirituality, and compassion levels are important factors. Challenges include institutional impediments, time constraints, and a lack of formal training. Conclusion: To improve operating room nurses' ability to provide spiritual care, formal education and policy support are required. Filling up these gaps can enhance patient satisfaction and advance comprehensive perioperative treatment. To create methods for incorporating spiritual care into surgical nursing practice, more research is advised.
| Item Type: | Article (Review) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Spiritual; Perioperative care; Nursing; Holistic; Review |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RT Nursing R Medicine > RT Nursing > RT82 Nursing As A Profession R Medicine > RT Nursing > RT86.3 Nurse and patient |
| Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): | Kulliyyah of Nursing Kulliyyah of Nursing > Department of Critical Care Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Asst Prof Nor'ain Abdul Rashid |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jun 2026 09:01 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Jun 2026 09:01 |
| Queue Number: | 2026-06-Q3673 |
| URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/129288 |
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