ارتباط بین صلاحیت حرفه ای دانشجویان رشته پرستاری در حیطه مراقبت معنوی و هوش معنوی

Introduction: Spiritual care can have positive effects on physical and mental health of patients; facilitates healing process and increases patients' satisfaction. Spiritual intelligence can also be a contributing factor to nurse caring behaviors. This study aims to determine relationship between nursing students&rsquo; professional competence in spiritual care and Spiritual Intelligence. Methods: A descriptive correlation study was conducted on 140 nursing students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in 2016. Subjects were selected using a census method. Data collection instrument consisted of demographic questions, Spiritual Intelligence and professional competence in spiritual care questionnaires. Data was analyzed using descriptive Statistics and inferential statistics including independent t-test, Kruskal-Wallis, correlation coefficient, and linear regression in SPSS19. Results: Significant and positive correlation was found between nursing students&rsquo; competence in spiritual care and Spiritual Intelligence (P<0.001, r = -0.33). There was only a significant difference in Spiritual Intelligence between those who had attended training courses and who didn&rsquo;t have these courses. Regression model indicated that for increased rates of Spiritual Intelligence, professional competence in spiritual care will rise as much as 0.54. Conclusion: Spiritual Intelligence can have an impact on nursing students' competencies in spiritual care. Accordingly, planning to improve the Spiritual Intelligence and nursing students&rsquo; competence in spiritual care is recommended.