title: Spirituality 1: Should spiritual and religious beliefs be part of patient care?
abstract: Despite spirituality being an important aspect of patient care, few nurses feel they meet patients' needs in this area. This first in a two part series examines definitions of spirituality and the difference between this concept and religion. It also discusses spirituality at certain points in t hepatient pathway, such as at the end of life, and finding meaning in illness.
authors: Intensive Therapy Unit, Morriston Hospital, Swansea.
authors: Penny
authors: P
authors: Sartori
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001293:Attitude to Death / Q000208:ethnology; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D012067:Religion; D029181:Spirituality; D013727:Terminal Care