O'Brien, Mary Elizabeth

Spirituality in nursing : standing on holy ground / Mary Elizabeth O'Brien. - Second edition. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, c2003. - xviii, 387 pages : 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: 1 Spiritually in nursing: standing on holy ground -- 2 A spiritual history of nursing -- 3 Nursing assessment of spiritual needs -- 4 The nurse - patient relationship : a sacred covenant -- 5 Spiritual care : the nurse's role -- 6 Spiritual needs of the patient with an acute illness -- 7 Spiritual needs of the chronically ill person -- 8 Spiritual needs of children and families -- 9 Spiritual needs of the older adult -- 10 Spiritual needs in death and bereavement -- 11 Parish nursing: caregiving within a faith community -- 12 Spiritual needs in mass casualty disasters

This book "is a unique resource that examines the relationship between spirituality and nursing. There are two new chapters added to this edition, Parish Nursing and Spiritual needs in mass casualty disasters. Key topics include the role of spirituality in the nurse-patient relationship ; the diverse spiritual needs of patients and the assessment of those needs by nurses ; and the significance of spirituality in the history of nursing." - back cover

Adult


English

0763700525 [paperback]

2002021537


Nursing--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Spirituality.
Nursing ethics.
Nurse and patient.
Nurse-Patient Relations.
Spirituality.
Nursing Care.
Philosophy, Nursing.
Religion and Medicine.



WY 87 / O135s 2003

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