Ethical boundaries of spiritual care.
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.
Winslow
Gerald R
GR
Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA. gwinslow@llu.edu
Wehtje-Winslow
Betty J
BJ
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