Spirituality. 2: Exploring how to address patients' spiritual needs in practice.
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.
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Intensive Therapy Unit, Morriston Hospital, Swansea.
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