title: Spirituality and religiosity in palliative care.
abstract: Positive spirituality preserved through religiosity' can be a useful tool in the care of people who are dying. Spirituality concerns the connectedness with self, others, environment, and the Other. Religiosity describes postures and acts done alone or in company with others that preserve practices and spiritual understandings for the good of the terminally ill. The home care and hospice nurse must understand these principles and act in concert with the care team to accomplish care goals.
authors.affiliation: Pastoral Services, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine, USA.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Cairns
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006694:Holistic Health; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000379:methods*; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*