Nurses' role in spiritual care for patients and families in intensive care units: A scoping review

Introduction: Critically ill patients and their families benefit from spiritual care. There ted evidence on how spiritual care is delivered in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Aim: The objective of this review was to determine how nurses include spiritual patients and families in ICUs. Methodology: A scoping review was conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute logy guidelines, with results reported using the PRISMA-ScR guidelines from March to April PubMed, Scopus by Elsevier, Web of Science (WOS), and the Ebsco search engine were including databases such as Medline Complete, Cinhal, and Academic Search Ultimate keywords Nursing care, ICU, spirituality. Articles with qualitative and quantitative approaches of any design describing spirituality in nursing care for patients or families in ICUs were ded, excluding editorials and letters to the editor. The time frame ranged from 2015 with no language restrictions. Results: A total of 319 articles were retrieved, after removing duplicates and applying criteria with critical reading, 11 studies were included, 6 with a quantitative approach with a qualitative approach. Conditions for spiritual care are described highlighting for physical space and nurse-related conditions such as motivation and empathy. organizational, and team-related barriers to spiritual care exist. Facilitators for spiritual are described such as preparation, communication, and the presence of chaplains. Conclusions: Nurses in ICUs have various ways to provide spiritual care to patients and These must be developed considering barriers such as physical space, personal, organizational, and team-related challenges. (c) 2024 Sociedad Espanola de Enfermer<acute accent>& imath;a Intensiva y Unidades Coronarias (SEEIUC). by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data training, and similar technologies.