The Relationship between Spiritual Health and Clinical Competency of Nurses in Educational Hospitals of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in 1396

Clinical competence is one of the main goals of nurses' training which has a significant role on the quality of patient care. Therefore, identifying the related components can be effective in improving the quality of care. Spiritual health has also been considered as an important factor in the efficiency and success of nurses.The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between spiritual health and clinical competence of nurses working in teaching hospitals of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (2017).

Methods & Materials:

This descriptive-correlational study was performed with the participation of 165 nurses in teaching hospitals of Ahvaz by multi-stage sampling method in 2017. Data collection tools included a questionnaire of demographic characteristics, clinical competence and spiritual health. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS 22 statistical software.

The results showed that the level of clinical competence and spiritual health of the nurses was moderate. The results of Pearson correlation test showed that there is a significant and positive correlation between spiritual health and clinical competence of nurses (r=0.176, P=0.023) .Also, the field of quality assurance had the lowest average score and the field of education and management had the highest average score of clinical competence.

Considering the significant relationship between spiritual health and clinical competence of nurses, it is necessary to design appropriate educational programs for nurses' empowerment and in order to promote spiritual health and clinical competence of nurses.