Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, cilt.13, sa.2, ss.542-553, 2024 (Hakemli Dergi)
This descriptive study was carried out with the aim of determining the relationship between nurses’ perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care and their attitudes towards the nursing profession. This descriptive study was conducted between 05.11.2015- 05.06.2016 with nurses working in health institutions in the center and districts of Hakkari. The population of the research consisted of 295 nurses. The sample of the study consisted of 213 nurses who agreed to participate in the research. "Personal Information Form", "Attitude Scale Towards the Nursing Profession (ASNP)" and "Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale (SSCRS)" were used to collect data. As a result of the data analysis, it was determined that the average score of the ASNP was 153.78 ± 20.48 and the mean score of the SSCRS total score was 62.52 ± 7.13. In the study, all of the correlations between the total scores of the ASNP and SSCRS were statistically significant in the right direction (r = 321, p <0.001). According to the results of the study, if the nurses’ perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care are positively high, their attitudes towards the nursing profession also increase positively. For this reason, it is suggested to conduct different and large sampling studies that emphasize the importance of spirituality and spiritual care perception in terms of professional attitude and to examine various factors that may affect the attitude toward the profession.