The last few decades have witnessed the introduction of many slogans or phrases
describing the goal of nursing or healthcare. These have included, for instance,'holistic …

ARANDA K and JONES A. Nursing Inquiry 2010; 17: 248–256 Dignity in health‐care: a
critical exploration using feminism and theories of recognition Growing concerns over …

Spirituality is a highly contested concept. Within the nursing literature, there are a huge
range and diversity of definitions, some of which appear coherent whereas others seem …

The word 'dignity'is derived from the Latin dignitas–dignas meaning equality and credibility
(Eriksson 1994). The word has particular importance when discussed and applied in the …

Aims. To discuss some of the challenges of conceptualising spirituality and religion for
healthcare practice. Background. With the growing interest in spirituality in healthcare, has …

Dignity is fundamental to every single person's life and history; and every interaction with
another human being can potentially influence a person's sense of identity and self-esteem …

Aims. This paper explores certain key critiques of spirituality‐in‐nursing as they have been
offered by people outside of the discipline. It argues that nurses have not taken seriously …

Spirituality is a particularly intangible concept to define. Exploration and explanation of what
is meant by spirituality result in varied discourses that can confuse by their differing use of …

Aim. This paper is an exploration of the challenge of negotiating the highly personalized
concept of spirituality within the public sphere of professional–patient interactions …

Although nursing has recognized spirituality as an important aspect of holistic patient care,
exactly what spirituality means has remained rather amorphous. The purpose of this article …