Abstract
Abstract
Introduction.
Spirituality has a multi-dimensional nature which influences the professional activities of nurses in a caring profession.
Aim.
Identifying selected determinants of spirituality among nurses and their relationship with socio-demographic factors.
Material and methods.
Research was conducted in 2018 on 144 nurses. All of the respondents were active in their profession. The research was made with diagnostic survey method using standardized research tools, including a Self-Description Questionnaire (SDQ), the Spiritual Transcendence Scale (STS), and the Brief Religious Coping (RCOPE) questionnaire, (BR).
Results.
It was established that age and professional seniority positively correlate with Religious Attitude (SDQ), p
Conclusions.
The dimensions of spirituality are significantly related to age, seniority, declaration of attitude to faith, and positive religious stress-coping strategies. Predictors of spirituality among nurses are place of residence, spiritual openness and negative religious stress-coping strategies.