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Spiritual care: an element in nursing care planning
Author(s) -
Labun Evelyn
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1988.tb01424.x
Subject(s) - spirituality , holistic nursing , nursing , spiritual care , nursing process , element (criminal law) , nursing care plan , nursing care , holistic health , health care , plan (archaeology) , expression (computer science) , psychology , holism , medicine , alternative medicine , epistemology , computer science , political science , philosophy , archaeology , pathology , law , history , programming language
Nursing has recognized spirituality as an aspect of holistic patient care but little has been written on the understanding of this concept within the holistic approach. In a discussion of this issue, three basic questions are addressed. Thesequestions include‘What is spirituality?’,‘How do patients express their spirituality?’, and‘How can spiritual care be incorporated into a plan of care?’Drawing upon nursing and health‐related literature, an outline of the concept of spirituality is drawn and five broad areas of expression are described. The nursing process is used to demonstrate how spirituality can be incorporated into the patient's plan of care.