title: Nursing...focused on tasks or people?
abstract: Through being a patient, this nurse experienced healthcare professionals can be limited regarding the deeper issues within a patient's soul. Nurses cannot give what they do not have; but responding to personal spiritual needs equips nurses to meet patients' soul needs. The biblical account of sisters Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42) provides insight on the importance of Christian discipleship and dilegent work, suggesting Christian nurses may need to be like Mary--sitting at Jesus' feet, and Martha--working for Christ.
authors.affiliation: San Joaquin Community Hospital, Bakersfield, California, USA.
authors.forename: Pamala K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: McCarver
mesh_terms: D002835:Christianity; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods*; D029181:Spirituality