Nursing students' spiritual caregiving status: Comparison of western and central anatolia regions of Turkey

*Sayın Kasar, Kadriye ( Aksaray, Yazar )Purpose The aim of this study was to determine the status of spiritual caregiving education in nursing students belonging to two different state universities in Turkey. Design and Methods The descriptive, cross-sectional study was completed with 326 students. Findings Turkey's western regions in mean scale scores of students (147.27 +/- 19.40) in central Anatolia (140.83 +/- 18.82) was higher than the students and the difference was statistically significant. A statistically significant difference was found between the total score averages of the Spiritual Caregiving Scale and their year of study, self-perception of spirituality, and relating their profession to spirituality (p < 0.05). Practice Implications It is recommended to include spiritual care issues and principles in the nursing education curriculum