Exploring the Relationship between Nursing Students’ Resilience and Spirituality in a Critical Care, End-Of-Life Care Simulation

Background: The literature is deficient in exploring the relationship between undergraduate nursing students’ resilience and spirituality. This deficit is particularly evident in simulation research. Researchers examined changes in resilience and spirituality in nursing students participating in a critical care end-of-life care simulation. Method: Participants completed the Spiritual Intelligence Self- Report Inventory (SISRI-24) and the Resilience Scale before and after participating in the simulation. Results: There were statistically significant changes in resilience and spirituality growth in the nursing students after participating in the simulation (p< 0.05). In addition, a statistically significant (p< 0.001) weak (r=0.482) to moderately (r=0.530) positive correlation occurred in resilience and spirituality in the nursing students occurred before and after participating in the simulation respectively. Conclusion: Nursing students experienced greater growth in resilience and spirituality after participating in the simulation. In addition, a correlation between resilience and spirituality levels was evident. Nursing educators should consider providing challenging simulations to nursing students. Keywords: End-of-Life Care; Spirituality; Resilience; Undergraduate Nursing Education; Simulatio