To find out what the medical staff working in Spain's emergency and critical care units think about the spiritual care given during the COVID-19 pandemic. Deepdive interviews were used in a qualitative inquiry. Setting: Medical personnel from several Spanish areas working in emergency, emergency, and intensive care units. Findings: One nursing assistant and 47 nurses made up the sample. The qualitative analysis generated four primary themes that reflect the following categories: "the experience with spirituality in clinical practise"; "resources and barriers to give spiritual care"; "the COVID epidemic and spiritual care" and "training in spiritual care". Two sub deliveries, titled "ethical issue" and "rituals of dying," were also acquired. Conclusions: Most emergency and critical care nurses think it's crucial to provide spiritual care to patients to address patients' spiritual needs; however, there are still a number of obstacles in their therapeutic practise. Professionals thought that spiritual beliefs had become significant patient demands during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, and that the limits imposed by the epidemic had exposed medical staff to additional moral conundrums and religious concerns around end-of-life care. The consensus among health professionals is that this subject needs additional education and funding. Clinical practise implications: To improve care in emergency scenarios like the COVID-19 pandemic, medical personnel in emergency intensive care must give nursing care that satisfies the spiritual needs of their patients. In order to do this, emergency services experts must collaborate and take part in the creation of measures to Lack of time, inadequate training, and common misconceptions in emergency services make it challenging to handle these needs.
KeywordsClinical Practice; Covid-19; Nurses; Religion; Spirituality
Published Date: 2023-05-30; Received Date: 2023-05-01
