Staff Perceptions of Chaplains in a Neurosciences Critical Care Unit

Taylor E. Purvis; Brittany Powell; Gail Biba; Deena Conti; Thomas Y. Crowe; Heather Thomas; J. Ricardo Carhuapoma; John Probasco; Paula Teague; Deanna Saylor

doi:10.1007/s10943-019-00935-2

Staff Perceptions of Chaplains in a Neurosciences Critical Care Unit

Taylor E. Purvis, Brittany Powell, Gail Biba, Deena Conti, Thomas Y. Crowe, Heather Thomas, J. Ricardo Carhuapoma, John Probasco, Paula Teague, Deanna Saylor

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Abstract

Hospital chaplains often visit critically ill patients, but neurosciences critical care unit (NCCU) staff beliefs surrounding chaplains have not been characterized. In this study, we used Qualtrics^® to survey 70 NCCU healthcare workers about their attitudes toward chaplains in the NCCU. Chaplains were seen positively by staff but were less likely to be viewed as part of the care team by staff with more than five years of NCCU experience. The results of this study will allow chaplaincy programs to target staff education efforts in order to enhance the care provided to patients in critical care settings.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2086-2094
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Religion and Health
Volume	58
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00935-2
State	Published - Dec 1 2019

Keywords

Chaplain
Critical care
Neurologic critical care
Nurses
Staff

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Nursing
Religious studies

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