The Spiritual Care Nursing course provides registered nurses with advanced education and competency development in addressing the spiritual dimension of whole-person, patient-centered care. Grounded in the Spiritual Care Nursing Model and the nursing process, the course prepares nurses to move beyond basic recognition of spiritual concerns to advanced spiritual nursing assessment, clinical judgment, individualized care planning, evidence-based spiritual nursing interventions, documentation, evaluation of outcomes, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

The curriculum consists of four modules:

 1. Philosophy and Foundations of Spiritual Care Nursing

 2. Whole Person Spiritual Nursing Assessment and Clinical Judgement 

 3. Evidence-Based Spiritual Nursing Intervention

 4. Integration, Leadership, and Professional Practice

Course Completion and Certificate Requirements

The Spiritual Care Nursing Course is designed to provide registered nurses with advanced education and competency development in spiritual nursing care. The curriculum includes required learning activities and assignments as well as a comprehensive competency examination.

To earn the Certificate of Curriculum Competence in Spiritual Care Nursing, participants must: 

1. Complete all required course modules and assignments.
2. Complete the Spiritual Care Nursing competency examination.
3. Achieve a minimum examination score of 80%                                                                                               .

Participants who do not achieve the required 80% score on their first examination attempt may retake the examination one additional time.

A participant who does not achieve a passing score after two examination attempts must repeat the Spiritual Care Nursing Course before becoming eligible to take the examination again

Successful completion of these requirements demonstrates that the participant has met the educational and competency requirements established for the Spiritual Care Nursing curriculum and will receive the Certificate of Curriculum Competence.

The Certificate of Curriculum Competence represents successful completion of the educational pathway in Spiritual Care Nursing. It is not professional certification as a Certified Spiritual Care Nurse (CSCN). Nurses who wish to pursue the CSCN credential must separately meet the professional certification eligibility requirements established by the Spiritual Care Association.

34 CNEs  – $400