ACPE Research Network Article of the Month

Transforming Chaplaincy is pleased to feature here the Article of the Month, produced by ACPE Research. Each month at least one article is discussed in detail; related resources are also recommended, as well as ways to incorporate this latest research into the classroom.

 

This month’s article was chosen especially for students and clinical chaplains new to the prospect of conducting research. It shows how a busy chaplain took a research-minded approach to addressing an issue for his department, developing a study in partnership with allied professionals. See also, in the Related Items of Interest section of the web page, resources regarding the “File Drawer Effect” and Joint Commission Standards.

 

Campbell, D., Robison, J. G. and Godsey, J. A. Standardized spiritual screening increases chaplain referrals through the EMR: a nurse-chaplain collaboration for holistic acute healthcare.” Journal of Holistic Nursing 41, no. 1 (March 2023): 30-39.

PAST ISSUES

2020

January:”Hearing spiritually significant voices: a phenomenological survey and taxonomy.” 

December:”Can outcome research respect the integrity of chaplaincy? A review of outcome studies

November: “Palliative chaplain spiritual assessment progress notes”

October: “What chaplains wish nurses knew: findings from an online survey”

September: “Toward a clinical model for patient spiritual journeys in supportive and palliative care: testing a concept of human spirituality and associated recursive states”

August: “Feasibility and acceptability of a telephone-based chaplaincy intervention in a large, outpatient oncology center.”

July:  “Impressions of interfaith chaplain’s activities among patients in a palliative care unit: a semi-structured interview-based qualitative study”

June: “Knowledge, attitudes, and interactions with chaplains and nursing staff outcomes: a survey study”

May: “Challenges and enablers of spiritual care for family members of patients in the intensive care unit.”

May: “Bereavement support on the frontline of COVID-19: recommendations for hospital clinicians.”

April: “A Moment in the Life of a SARS Chaplain”: A Reflection to Stir Thinking about COVID-19

March: Attitudes and behaviors that differentiate clergy with positive mental health from those with burnout

February: Development of a Clinical Guide for Identifying Spiritual Distress in ICU Family Members

January: Healthcare chaplains’ perspectives on nurse-chaplain collaboration: an online survey