Developing and testing the EPICC Spiritual Care Competency Self‐Assessment Tool for student nurses and midwives

Aims and objectives To develop and psychometrically test a self-assessment tool that measures undergraduate nursing and midwifery students’ perceptions of spiritual care competence in health care practice. Background Spiritual care is part of nurses/midwives’ responsibility. There is a need to better benchmark students’ competency development in spiritual care through their education. The EPICC Spiritual Care Education Standard served as groundwork for the development of the EPICC Spiritual Care Competency Self-Assessment Tool. Design Cross sectional, mixed methods design. A STROBE checklist was used. Methods The Tool (available in English, Dutch and Norwegian) was developed by an international group. It was tested between July–October 2020 with a convenience sample of 323 nursing/midwifery students at eight universities in five countries. The Tool was tested for validity using Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO) test, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, one-way ANOVA and independent samples t test. The reliability was tested by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results The KMO test for sampling adequacy was 0.90. All, but two, items were related to the same factor. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the Tool was 0.91. Students found the Tool easy to use, and they gained new insights by completing it. However, students felt that some questions were repetitive and took time to complete. Conclusions The Tool has construct and discriminant validity, and high internal consistency (is reliable). In addition, students found the Tool useful, especially in early stages of education. Relevance to clinical practice The Tool affords student nurses and midwives the opportunity to self-evaluate their knowledge, skills and attitudes about spirituality and spiritual care. The Tool offers students, educators and preceptors in clinical practice a tangible way of discussing and evaluating spiritual care competency

Strengths and challenges with spiritual care: Student feedback from the EPICC Spiritual Care Self-Assessment Tool

Aim: To explore qualitative data from students' self-reported competencies in spiritual care gathered during testing of a student self-assessment tool based on the EPICC Spiritual Care Education Standard. Design: Reflexive thematic analysis of qualitative data from a multinational study on validating a new self-assessment tool. Methods: The EPICC Spiritual Care Education Standard for competency in spiritual care was developed to enhance nurses' and midwives' ability to provide spiritual care by creating a baccalaureate education standard for spiritual care competencies. Spiritual care researchers then developed a self-assessment tool to raise student awareness of spirituality and track personal and professional growth in spiritual care competency. The EPICC Spiritual Care Competency Self-Assessment Tool, tested at eight universities in five countries, provided many opportunities for student comments, resulting in rich qualitative data presented here. Results: Themes related to strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement. Identified strengths were similar across countries: caring attitudes, general knowledge of caring and compassion and good communication skills. Weaknesses/challenges touched on spirituality as overlooked in some cultures but part of life for others, complex questions were hard to understand, and self-assessment tools are common for some and rare for others. Areas for improvement included need for knowledge of religious and other deeply held beliefs and for greater spiritual assessment skills. Similarities across countries related to basic training in communication and compassionate care for nurses globally. Differences lay in the challenges and/or barriers for spiritual care and may relate to cultures within countries and/or university test sites. Relevance to clinical practice: The Tool raises awareness of spirituality among students and working nurses, providing an accessible way to self-check personal and professional growth in spiritual care competencies, which increases student and nurse capacity to become more knowledgeable and skilled in facilitating spiritual care, thus be role models for students at the intersection of spirituality and health

Professionele integriteit in mensgerichte beroepen: Een kwalitatief werkveldonderzoek

Professionele integriteit is een zwaarwegend en verstrekkend ethisch vraagstuk binnen veel beroepsdomeinen. Aan integriteitsvraagstukken wordt in media, literatuur en beleid regelmatig aandacht gegeven, maar vooral binnen het openbaar bestuur en bedrijfsleven. Hoe met dit vraagstuk wordt omgegaan binnen mensgerichte beroepen is vrijwel niet beschreven. Met het oog op praktijkontwikkeling en onderwijsontwikkeling in met name kerkelijk werk, educatie, welzijn en zorg is dit kennistekort dan ook de probleemstelling van dit onderzoek. De hoofdvraag is wat senior-professionals en experts in mensgerichte beroepen zeggen dat hen kan helpen om integriteitsvraagstukken in hun domeinen te herkennen en te hanteren

Samen in beweging met kwetsbare inwoners: Slotrapportage van het vierjarige project in de gemeenten Kampen, Hardenberg, Oost Gelre, Steenwijkerland, Winterswijk en Zwartewaterland

In dit rapport wordt het proces en de resultaten beschreven van fase 2 – projectjaar 2 tot en met 4 - van het project ‘Samen in Beweging met kwetsbare inwoners’. Het project is uitgevoerd door het consortium ‘Samen in beweging’ dat bestaat uit GGD IJsselland, GGD Noord- en Oost-Gelderland, Wageningen Universiteit (Academische Werkplaats AGORA),Hogeschool Viaa (Werkplaats Sociaal Domein Regio Zwolle) en de zes deelnemende gemeenten: Kampen, Zwartewaterland. Het vierjarige project is mede mogelijk gemaakt door ZonMw vanuit het preventieprogramma ‘Aan de slag met preventie in uw gemeente’

Strengths and challenges with spiritual care: Student feedback from the EPICC Spiritual Care Self‐Assessment Tool

Abstract Aim To explore qualitative data from students' self‐reported competencies in spiritual care gathered during testing of a student self‐assessment tool based on the EPICC Spiritual Care Education Standard. Design Reflexive thematic analysis of qualitative data from a multinational study on validating a new self‐assessment tool. Methods The EPICC Spiritual Care Education Standard for competency in spiritual care was developed to enhance nurses' and midwives' ability to provide spiritual care by creating a baccalaureate education standard for spiritual care competencies. Spiritual care researchers then developed a self‐assessment tool to raise student awareness of spirituality and track personal and professional growth in spiritual care competency. The EPICC Spiritual Care Competency Self‐Assessment Tool, tested at eight universities in five countries, provided many opportunities for student comments, resulting in rich qualitative data presented here. Results Themes related to strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement. Identified strengths were similar across countries: caring attitudes, general knowledge of caring and compassion and good communication skills. Weaknesses/challenges touched on spirituality as overlooked in some cultures but part of life for others, complex questions were hard to understand, and self‐assessment tools are common for some and rare for others. Areas for improvement included need for knowledge of religious and other deeply held beliefs and for greater spiritual assessment skills. Similarities across countries related to basic training in communication and compassionate care for nurses globally. Differences lay in the challenges and/or barriers for spiritual care and may relate to cultures within countries and/or university test sites. Relevance to clinical practice The Tool raises awareness of spirituality among students and working nurses, providing an accessible way to self‐check personal and professional growth in spiritual care competencies, which increases student and nurse capacity to become more knowledgeable and skilled in facilitating spiritual care, thus be role models for students at the intersection of spirituality and health

Developing and testing the EPICC Spiritual Care Competency Self-Assessment Tool for student nurses and midwives

Aims and objectives To develop and psychometrically test a self-assessment tool that measures undergraduate nursing and midwifery students’ perceptions of spiritual care competence in health care practice. Background Spiritual care is part of nurses/midwives’ responsibility. There is a need to better benchmark students’ competency development in spiritual care through their education. The EPICC Spiritual Care Education Standard served as groundwork for the development of the EPICC Spiritual Care Competency Self-Assessment Tool. Design Cross sectional, mixed methods design. A STROBE checklist was used. Methods The Tool (available in English, Dutch and Norwegian) was developed by an international group. It was tested between July–October 2020 with a convenience sample of 323 nursing/midwifery students at eight universities in five countries. The Tool was tested for validity using Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO) test, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, one-way ANOVA and independent samples t test. The reliability was tested by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results The KMO test for sampling adequacy was 0.90. All, but two, items were related to the same factor. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the Tool was 0.91. Students found the Tool easy to use, and they gained new insights by completing it. However, students felt that some questions were repetitive and took time to complete. Conclusions The Tool has construct and discriminant validity, and high internal consistency (is reliable). In addition, students found the Tool useful, especially in early stages of education. Relevance to clinical practice The Tool affords student nurses and midwives the opportunity to self-evaluate their knowledge, skills and attitudes about spirituality and spiritual care. The Tool offers students, educators and preceptors in clinical practice a tangible way of discussing and evaluating spiritual care competency

Developing and testing the EPICC Spiritual Care Competency Self-Assessment Tool for student nurses and midwives

Aims and objectives To develop and psychometrically test a self-assessment tool that measures undergraduate nursing and midwifery students’ perceptions of spiritual care competence in health care practice. Background Spiritual care is part of nurses/midwives’ responsibility. There is a need to better benchmark students’ competency development in spiritual care through their education. The EPICC Spiritual Care Education Standard served as groundwork for the development of the EPICC Spiritual Care Competency Self-Assessment Tool. Design Cross sectional, mixed methods design. A STROBE checklist was used. Methods The Tool (available in English, Dutch and Norwegian) was developed by an international group. It was tested between July–October 2020 with a convenience sample of 323 nursing/midwifery students at eight universities in five countries. The Tool was tested for validity using Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO) test, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, one-way ANOVA and independent samples t test. The reliability was tested by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results The KMO test for sampling adequacy was 0.90. All, but two, items were related to the same factor. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the Tool was 0.91. Students found the Tool easy to use, and they gained new insights by completing it. However, students felt that some questions were repetitive and took time to complete. Conclusions The Tool has construct and discriminant validity, and high internal consistency (is reliable). In addition, students found the Tool useful, especially in early stages of education. Relevance to clinical practice The Tool affords student nurses and midwives the opportunity to self-evaluate their knowledge, skills and attitudes about spirituality and spiritual care. The Tool offers students, educators and preceptors in clinical practice a tangible way of discussing and evaluating spiritual care competency