The following are the results of the interview conducted to provide additional

information about the study Spiritual Nursing Care Rendered by the Staff

Nurses at St. John Hospital. The following tables provided the nurses’

responses on the different questions of the interview.

1. Table 1 – Responses under the question “Do you agree that rendering

spiritual nursing care is important? If yes, why? If no, why not?”

Category Quotes

Aspect of Life

Source of Strength

“Syempre, kasi sa sarong tao, saro yan sa aspect ninda. Kaya syempre dae dapat sya mawara, pano na palan kung mawara yan?”

“Iyo, nakakatabang sya sa improvement kang pasyente. Dakulang aspect man iyan kang buhay ninda”

“Source nila yan ng strength and hope. Minsan pag may mga rosaries sila , hinahayaan naming sila. Yan ang pinakacommon lalo na sa pinakamatatanda.”

“Yes. Syempre kasi at least kapag aram nindang may pinanghahawakan sinda na dyan about sa spiritual na yan. Mas natatabangan sindang mas maging marhay sinda”

Part of Holistic Care “Yes kasi nakakahelp as a holistic care for the patient.”

“Parte na kaya kang tao ang spirituality. Kaya ako, as a nurse dapat inaataman ko man ang spiritual aspect ninda, bako lang puro physical”

“Para sako iyo, kasi if you can render spiritual care to the patient syempre mas maiimprove ang pag rahay kang pasyente ta parte yan kang buhay ninda. Kaya yan, spiritual care is important”

“I think spiritual nursing care is important. I think it is essential because our

Uplifts one’s spirit

Part of Mission and Vision

Feeds the wellbeing of a person

patients have many aspects, and spirituality is part of it. As a nurse, it is my duty to take care of the different aspects of my client ”

“Providing spiritual nursing care to a patient will have an impact on the patient as a whole, it is part of my holistic care to do such”.

“I think spiritual nursing is important. Kasi pag nagcacare tayo sa patient, dapat as a whole. Hindi lang yung sa physical or health need. Especially dito sa ICU, na ang mga patient terminally ill na. At least before sila mamatay, dapat magrender tayo ng spiritual care para ma serve natin sila as a whole”

“Yes of course it’s important because it adds to the patient’s holistic care.”

“I believe as a nurse we must do something about the spiritual aspect of our patients. A problem in one aspect can affect the others.

“Syempre importante yun. Nakakatabang yan sa prognosis ng patient. Also, na auplift yung spirits nila”

“Important sya lalo na sa St. John Hospital. Kasali sya sa vision and mission mi and may patient talaga na religious.”

“Yes I agree kasi as nurses we believe that the one that feeds the wellbeing of a person is the spiritual well-being.”

2. Table 2 – Responses under the question “Did you ever experience handling any case regarding

spiritual care? If yes, how were you able to handle it?”

Category Quotes

Arranging the chaplaincy for “So itong may mga nag igding seminarista, nagulay man kami about

anointment sa patient na to, kung pano sya iaapproach.Kaso dae masyado ta syempre 2nd floor kami kadto tapos busy tapos iyan.”

“I don’t have experience in actual spiritual care but I experienced some 2 or 3 patients asking for anointing of the sick. I think it is a spiritual care. They asked me if ever our hospital or institution can provide a priest for confession, and I helped them arranged the appointment with the priest.”

Allowing to pray or practice beliefs

Listening to concerns and encouragement of verbalizations

“Iyo itong mga terminally ill. Garo jan nalang sya naghuhugot ning kusog, sige nya nalang an pangadgi ta siyempre an mga doctor baga tgsasabi man ninda sa pasyente kun ano anstatus ninda kun nasa terminal stage na talaga sinda arog kayan. And inaallow mi man na gibuhon ninda yan.”

“Yes, I guess. Yung time na yun nag explain man lang ako about sa beliefs ninda, na pwede man ninda itong gibuhon, basta dae makakaapekto sa treatment kang pasyente.”

“So kami, as nurses tig aalleviate na lang naming si pain niya, syempre listening kung anong mga concerns niya tapos tig eencourage na icontinue yung religious rituals niya para ma uplift yung sarili niya”

“Itong patient ko ngayon, seventh day Adventist. Pag mag request sila, halimbawa gusto nila magplay ng religious song, inaallow naming yun. Pag catholic naman and gusto nila mag pa anoint, inaassist namin sila”

“As of now I haven’t experienced patients who really need spiritual care but when I do my rounds I usually say to my patients that they can do any rituals that can help them relax.”

“Syempre listening kung anong mga concerns niya tapos tig eencourage na

Emergency Baptism

icontinue yung religious rituals niya para ma uplift yung sarili niya”

“May mga patients na akong na handle na may problems spiritually. Ang nangyayari saamin, makikipagkwentuhan ka sa kanya, pinapaverbalize mo yung nararamadaman nila. And sa SO naman, sinasabi namin na ipagpray yung relative nila”

“ Makiulay ka nalang tapos garo listener ka nalang most of the time. In a way makakatabang ka sainda aside sa daily routines ta.”

“Spiritual care? Here, we provide emergency baptism to babies who died.”