Spirituality in nursing : standing on holy ground /

O'Brien, Mary Elizabeth

Spirituality in nursing : standing on holy ground / Mary Elizabeth O'Brien - Fourth edition. - Sadbury, Massachusetts : Jone and Bartlett Learning, c2011 - xvi, 431 pages ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Spirituality in nursing : standing on holy ground -- A spiritual history of nursing -- Nursing assessment of spiritual needs -- A middle-range theory of spiritual well-being in illness -- the nurse-patient relationship: a sacred covenant -- Spiritual care: the nurse's role -- Spiritual needs of the patient with an acute illness -- Spiritual needs of the chronically ill person -- Spiritual needs of children and families -- Spiritual needs of the older adult -- Spiritual well-being and quality of life at the end of life -- Spiritual needs in death and bereavement -- Parish nursing: caregivign within a faith community -- Spiritual needs in mass casualty disasters -- The spirituality of servant leadership in nursing

Explores the relationship between spirituality and the practice of nursing, providing students and professionals with invaluable insights from a variety of perspectives.

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NURSING -- RELIGIOUS ASPECTS -- CHRISTIANITY

RT 85.2 .O27 2011