Perceptions of incorporating spirituality into their care: a phenomenological study of female patients on hemodialysis.

This phenomenological study was aimed at understanding how women with end stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis want nurses to address their spirituality. Interviews were conducted with 16 women from outpatient hemodialysis centers in a large Midwestern city. Eighty-three significant statements yielded meanings representing four theme clusters, highlighting how these women prefer nurses to incorporate spirituality into their care: (a) displaying genuine caring, (b) building relationships and connectedness, (c) initiating spiritual dialogue, and (d) mobilizing spiritual resources. Participants expressed that nephrology nurses are uniquely positioned to understand their individualized spiritual needs and implement spiritual care.