title: Ethical boundaries of spiritual care.
abstract: In an age that features technologically sophisticated medical interventions, patients still desire spiritually nurturing health care. Attention to patients' spiritual needs and resources in the clinical setting may raise a number of ethical questions. Five ethical guidelines are offered as illustrations of norms that respect patients' preferences and preserve health care professionals' integrity.
authors.affiliation: Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA. gwinslow@llu.edu
authors.forename: Gerald R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Winslow
authors.forename: Betty J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Wehtje-Winslow
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000941:ethics*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000941:ethics*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D029181:Spirituality