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The beliefs of selected Filipino christian nurses working in Norway on integrating prayer in giving medical care to patients

Mary Jubelyn Grijaldo-Pantano

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This study’s primary goal is to explore the beliefs of the selected Filipino Christian nurses in regard to the integration of prayer in giving medical care to their patients. The respondents believe that prayer helps patients meet their biological, psychological, social, and spiritual needs, and despite challenges, there are factors encouraging this integration. The study involved ten Christian nurses from the Philippines working in Norway, to investigate the integration of prayer into patient care. The study utilized Florence Nightingale’s holistic person framework (Nightingale 1860; adapted from Dossey et al. 1995) and Beebe, Beebe, and Ivy’s self-concept components (2016), employing both qualitative and quantitative data as its design principle. It used focus group discussions (FGD) and survey questionnaires to address four research questions, along with member checks and triangulation to ensure validity and reliability. The survey questionnaire data were analyzed using a weighted arithmetic mean and MAXQDA software was used to analyze the FGD interview. Research question one provided the respondents’ demographic profile. The study involved six females and four males, aged between thirty and fifty, with a range of employment in Norway spanning two to eleven years. Research question two examined respondents’ beliefs about prayer and patients’ biological, psychological, social, and spiritual needs. Respondents believe integrating prayer into patient care will help meet their patients’ biological needs, improve the nurse-patient relationship, and fulfill their duty to pray for patients. Research question three explored challenges nurses face in integrating prayer in clinical settings. The respondents indicated that religious differences, language barriers, inadequate spirituality training, unanswered prayers, spiritual dryness, and time constraints are some of the challenges that they face in integrating prayer into patient care. Research question four investigated factors influencing prayer integration in clinical settings. The research participants identified personal testimony, patient appreciation, spiritual training, religious surroundings, and workplace rules and regulations as factors that influence prayer integration into patient care. Finally, based on the findings of the study, the following recommendations were formulated: (1) To the nurses: respect patients’ cultural and religious beliefs, respect professional boundaries, understand workplace ethical guidelines, and use translation tools for effective communication. Nurses should also learn the local language, understand Norwegian culture, and use translation apps when interacting with non-native speakers; (2) To the academic community: integrate spirituality and prayer into the nursing curriculum, provide faculty training, and offer spiritual support services for students, including opportunities for prayer, meditation, and reflection; (3) To missions agencies: offer training programs for Christian nurses interested in mission work, focusing on cross-cultural communication and spiritual care, and pair them with experienced mentors for guidance and practical advice; (4) To local churches: facilitate prayer groups for nurses, offer individual or group prayers before or after shifts, and facilitate sessions where nurses can come together to pray for patients, colleagues, and the community.

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Publish Year: 2024

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KeywordsPrayer, Filipino nurses, Florence Nightingale’s holistic person framework

Degree AwardedMaster of Arts in Intercultural Studies

Awarding InstitutionAsia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary

Committee MembersFloyd T. Cunningham, David Ackerman, Larry T. Bollinger, Eileen Ruger, Nietzchie Rio

Supervisor or ChairNativity A. Petallar

Peer Reviewed?No

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