Spirituality as a component in nursing care.
Narayanasamy's (2002) study supported spiritual coping mechanisms as an important part of coping and recovery in chronically ill patients. The results of this study can be used to support a research utilization project to teach nurses the importance of supporting and promoting patient spirituality as a component of nursing care. A feasibility issue would include the need for spiritual assessment tools. Future research could focus on the importance of spirituality in patients of different age groups.
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Amanda
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Department of Baccalaureate & Graduate Nursing, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky, USA.