title: Prayer's clinical issues and implications.
abstract: Because prayer frequently sustains coping and brings comfort, it is an important resource for nurses to support or offer. How shall nurses incorporate prayer in nursing practice? This article explores practical aspects of including prayer in bedside nursing care, including suggestions for assessment, supporting patients when beliefs about prayer challenge, discussing prayer with clients for whom prayer may be harmful, overcoming nursing barriers to prayer, and more.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, West Hall 1352, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA. ejtaylor@sn.llu.edu
authors.forename: Elizabeth Johnston
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D029221:Faith Healing; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011361:Professional Competence; D029181:Spirituality; D014481:United States