Abstract Practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism are rapidly increasing in the United States. The
care they request at the end of life is different in many aspects from traditional end-of-life …

Palliative care professionals, particularly nurses, understand that it is crucial to deliver
culturally and religiously appropriate care to the dying while attending to their physical …

Hospice and palliative care standards guide nurses to develop individualized plans of care
for every patient and family. A religious assessment and integration of rituals and activities …

Since its beginning, Buddhism has been intimately concerned with confronting and
understanding death and dying. Indeed, the tradition emphasizes turning toward the realities …

Taiwanese indigenous spiritual care began in 1995 when the Hospice & Palliative Care Unit
of National University Hospital was first established. The Unit received research grants to …

Buddhism has grown in the United States in the past 50 years. Immigrants come following
long traditions. American converts are more eclectic. The first Buddhist precept prohibiting …

The delivery of spiritual care in Thailand is hampered by the absence of a model for health
care providers that has contextual relevance within the country. Our aim is to develop a …

We all face death, but how many of us are actually ready for it? Whether our own death or
that of a loved one comes first, how prepared are we, spiritually or practically? In Preparing …

The conceptual model of promoting a peaceful death was synthesized from Buddhist
philosophy, the theory of “Peaceful End of Life,” related literature, and a story from …

Practitioners of Wicca, along with Pagans and Nature Spiritualists, are rapidly increasing in
the United States. Many practitioners are hesitant to reveal any part of their spiritual beliefs …