title: Spiritual care: practical guidelines for rehabilitation nurses.
abstract: Spiritual care has long been recognized as an essential component in providing holistic care to patients. However, many nurses have acknowledged that their education lacked practical guidelines on how to provide culturally competent spiritual care. Although all nurses are required to provide spiritual care, rehabilitation nurses are particularly challenged to be competent in this area, due to the lengthy recovery time and special needs often presented by rehabilitation patients. This article provides practical guidelines for rehabilitation nurses, to assist patients in meeting their spiritual needs.
authors.affiliation: Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207-7351, USA. Rieg@Xavier.edu
authors.forename: Linda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Rieg
authors.forename: Carolyn H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Preston
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D003142:Communication; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004645:Empathy; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009736:Nursing Process; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012944:Social Support; D029181:Spirituality; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration