Spiritual nursing care: state of the art.
Until recently, little attention has been given to spiritual dimensions in the nursing literature. This article reviews spiritual nursing care in the nursing literature, including basic concepts and current thoughts on spirituality-related research. In addition, it describes mechanisms that may be used to promote spiritual care and outlines the need to enhance research efforts in this vital area.
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Melanie
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School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Melanie.M.McEwen@uth.tmc.edu
D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000379:methods; D029181:Spirituality