Spirituality in nursing care has been discussed for many years in the nursing press. There
has been no literature review that explores only UK literature, and this article updates a …

This article examines spirituality in nursing in terms of a critical literature review. The
literature suggests that there is an increasing demand for holistic care within the NHS …

Aim. This paper presents the preliminary descriptive findings from an online survey
commissioned by the Royal College of Nursing to ascertain members' perceptions of …

Aims and objectives To provide an opportunity for members to express their understandings
of spirituality and spiritual care. Background The role and place of spirituality within nursing …

Aims. The paper gives an overview of nursing research papers published on spiritual care
between 1983 and October 2005. It also provides pointers for the future direction of research …

Aims. To offer a detailed discussion of the issue of 'lack of critique'in the literature on
spirituality in nursing. The discussion will include the limited use of sources from theology …

Background Around the world, spiritual care in nursing is a critical part of providing holistic
care, but within our profession, there is a lack of certainty over the meaning of spirituality and …

Background. This research outlines some preliminary findings emerging from a grounded
theory investigation into the 'meaning of spirituality'. These initial results raise some …

According to the holistic model of care, nurses must consider their patient's spiritual needs in
order to provide total patient care (Govier, 2000). There is growing awareness of the …

Background: This paper explores the relationships that exist between the language used to
describe spirituality within nursing and the appropriateness of constructing a universal …