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Explore the initiative at UWS to integrate spiritual care education into the nursing curriculum, backed by academic studies and collaboration with NHS partners. Discover the resources and strategies to support staff and students in meeting spiritual needs.
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Spiritual Care Matters An Online Resource
Spiritual Care in UWS • Three academic studies in ‘UWS’ exploring various aspects of spiritual care in the pre-registration nursing curriculum. • All acknowledged the lack of spiritual care in the curriculum and the need to have a structured approach to spiritual care education. • Agreed Agenda: • Form a Spiritual Care Education Group – UWS & NHS partners • Introduce Spiritual Care in Year One (Common Foundation Programme) • Produce resources/materials to support teaching staff to integrate spiritual care as part of holistic care. • Explore ways of assisting staff and students to meet their spiritual needs. • Consider the educational needs of qualified staff in conjunction with our NHS partners.
NES Spiritual Care Matters & UWS • NES gave us the ‘kick start’ start we need. • Identified the interested parties in UWS. • Made contact with our NHS partners. • Formed the (School) Spiritual Education Group. • NES Application • Online/eLearning Pack – for use in the Common Foundation Programme. As part of the wider agenda: • a) Production of resources for the Branch Programmes • b) Support an application from NHS Lanarkshire for a conference for a local ‘launch’ of Spiritual Care Matters.
Resource hierarchy: 7 Sections • Introduction • Spiritual care – a key concept; use of chaplaincy and spiritual care services • Communicating, Reflecting and Spiritual Self-awareness • Spiritual history taking and the use of stories • Spirituality, Equality, Diversity and Organisational Spirituality • Bereavement and Loss • Religious Care Section 0 – Online Resource Tour
Sections Overview Hyperlink Page 1 Content Page 1 Page 1 Page n Quiz question Activity Summary Quotation / case study Further Information
Functionality/Student Activity • Links to NES document • Whole document • Specific pages • Quiz Questions • Question types – MCQ, Multiple Response, Text entry • Correct feedback • Incorrect feedback • Real life scenarios – quotes/narratives from publication • Pop-ups • More information • Hints to quiz questions
Where are we at today? • We missed the deadline for the January 2010 cohort. • The pack has been produced and piloted amongst staff and interested parties. • It will be launched on 24th May 2010 to 370 student nurses across the four campuses. • It will be introduced to senior managers and clinicians in NHS Lanarkshire on 2nd June 2010. • In July/August 2010 it will be evaluated and any changes made.