The Study of Spiritual Well-Being in Nursing Students

Abstract

This study is descriptive research is aimed to study spiritual well-being of nursing students on the pre and post period of the first nursing practicum in patient ward and community. The participants were 128 nursing students who studying in 2^nd year, generation 51, academic year 2017. The instruments used in this study consisted of 2 parts (1) Demographic data and (2) the Nursing students’ spiritual well-being questionnaire.The instruments was tested for reliability in 30 nursing students using Cronbach’alpha coefficient, which yielded the value of .70. Data analysis by descriptive statistics: frequency, percentage, average, and standard deviation. The result revealed that the participants had the overall of spiritual well-being were high level on the pre period of the first nursing practicum in patient ward and community (µ = 4.15, SD = 0.35). The highest score was the perception of value, meaning and goals of life (µ = 4.38, SD = 0.46). The secondary sequence was the ultimate mind (µ = 4.24, SD = 0.45). The smallest scores was the appropriate interaction with own self, other, and environment (µ = 3.86, SD = 0.38). The participants had the overall of spiritual well-being were high level on the post period of the first nursing practicum in patient ward and community (µ = 4.21, SD = 0.35). The highest score was the perception of value, meaning and goals of life (µ = 4.42, SD = 0.46). The secondary sequence was the fait and religious  adherence (µ = 4.32, SD = 0.50) and the life satisfaction (µ = 4.32, SD = 0.40). The smallest scores was the appropriate interaction with own self, other, and environment (µ = 3.83, SD = 0.45). Accordingly, the nursing educational institutions must develop practicum process which promotes the appropriate interaction with own self, other, and environment for nursing students in order to high spiritual well-being