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| The spiritual component of palliative care | | Author(s) | Alison Grey |
| Journal title | Palliative Medicine, vol 8, 1994 |
| Pages | pp 215-221 |
| Keywords | Terminal care ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Religion ; Nurses ; Social roles. |
| Annotation | The underlying aim of palliative care is to help people to die well, in comfort and in dignity, by meeting their physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs. Whilst physical, social and emotional components are reasonably clearly understood, the spiritual component is far less well defined and given little consideration in nursing education. This article discusses the concept of spirituality within palliative care. It considers aspects of religion and creativity in relation to spirituality, which may be inter-related as well as being significant in their own right. The nurse's role within the multi-disciplinary team is explored. The expertise required as well as the emotional effect on nurses offering spiritual support is described. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010105011 A |
| Classmark | LV: EX: TR: QTE: TM5 * |
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