Role clarification: a quality improvement survey of hospital chaplain customers.
The following article describes a quality improvement survey that examined the role nurses, patients, and patients' families expect the hospital chaplain to play when they use the chaplain's services. The results of the questionnaire suggest that patients and nurses sometimes see the role of the chaplain differently. There are times when nurses readily call a chaplain to help with a problem on a unit. There are other times when nurses are reluctant to ask for the chaplain, but patients would be most appreciative of the chaplain's presence. This article explores these situations and gives suggestions for ways to use a chaplain's expertise more effectively.
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University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton.
D000416:Alberta; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010361:Patients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires