title: Learning the available and supplied religious facilities for inpatient services: an example of Taiwan's hospital environment.
abstract: Holistic nursing care is typically defined to include the assessment and support of a patient's religious background to respect his/her beliefs and promote coping with illness, rehabilitation, and/or dying. An assessment of Taiwanese hospitals reveals variation in the policies and environment supporting religious practices. The survey of nursing executives revealed that only 40% of hospitals had any facilities for religious service or prayer and only 4% employed a chaplain or recruited volunteers to provide religious support. Approximately 20% of hospitals did provide a room for special ceremonies, often used for rituals after patient death.
authors.affiliation: Chinese Culture University, Department of History, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chang-Yi
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Huey-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Tzeng
mesh_terms: D032903:Confucianism; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D010327:Pastoral Care; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D013624:Taiwan