The formation in religiosity and spirituality in the studies of Degree in Nursing

Abstract

The objective of this investigation has been to investigate the convenience of including religiosity/spirituality in the study plans of the nursing degree. To this end, a review of the scientific literature of the last 5 years (2012-17) has been carried out in the Cinalh, Scopus, Pubmed and Web Of Science (WOS) international databases. The descriptors used were "religion", "spirituality", "student", "nursing" and "education". The results suggest that the training needs of nursing students vary according to the population studied. There are also barriers in the acquisition of these skills in practice with the existence of a materialistic nursing, focused on the biological and/or the fear of being misinterpreted. The bibliography evidences that including the subject of religiosity / spirituality in the nursing study plans obtains positive results in nursing care and in the personal sphere of the students themselves. As analyzed, it is considered convenient to include the subject of religiosity/spirituality in nursing degree studies due to the existing knowledge gap on this subject and the benefits associated with the treatment of these issues.

Keywords

• Espiritualidad
• religiosidad
• estudiantes de enfermería
• educación
• formación.