title: Spirituality. 2: Exploring how to address patients' spiritual needs in practice.
abstract: Although meeting patients' spiritual needs is important, many nurses are uncertain about what spiritual care involves and lack confidence in this area. This second article in a two part series on spirituality considers ways of addressing spiritual needs and provides an overview of the principles of assessment and implementation. Part 1 explored definitions of spirituality, the difference between religion and spirituality, and finding meaning in illness.
authors: Intensive Therapy Unit, Morriston Hospital, Swansea.
authors: Penny
authors: P
authors: Sartori
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D029181:Spirituality