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9781843103653 Academic Inspection Copy

Making Sense of Spirituality in Nursing and Health Care Practice

An Interactive Approach
  • ISBN-13: 9781843103653
  • Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
  • By Wilf McSherry
  • Price: AUD $66.99
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/08/2006
  • Format: Paperback (234.00mm X 158.00mm) 216 pages Weight: 352g
  • Categories: Nursing [MQC]
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Caring for the spiritual needs of patients is a highly significant yet often neglected and misunderstood aspect of health care. This results, in part, from a general lack of guidance and instruction given to healthcare professionals on the subject.This new edition of an established introductory guide to spirituality and health care practice draws extensively on case studies illustrating the application of theory to practice. It encourages the exploration, through reflective activities, of what spirituality means, both to patients and to the healthcare professionals caring for them.This book provides a comprehensive introduction to spiritual care for heath care professionals in all areas of practice.
CONTENTS: Foreword, Keith Cash, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. Preface to the second edition.1. Spiritual heritage of health care. 2. Spirituality explored. 3. Spirituality within the context of holism. 4. Providing spiritual care: using a systematic approach. 5. Barriers influencing the provision of spiritual care. 6. Skills required to provide spiritual care. 7. Developments in spirituality: research and education. Appendix: Spirituality and spiritual care rating scale (SSCRS). Subject Index. Author Index.
This thoroughgoing, ""interactive"" text provides a comprehensive exploration of spirituality in all its myriad forms. This edition is inclusive of all professionals - not just health professionals - who are in a position of trust when people are vulnerable, due to youth, old age or through ill health, and when spirituality is all too often a black space not only on relevant documentation but also in the consciousness of the professionals entrusted with their care.
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