Delivering comprehensive end-of-life care to dying patients must involve addressing
physical symptoms and psychosocial concerns. Care pathways have been introduced to …

The essential components of a care pathway are the provision of a means for evaluating
outcomes of care, provision of an agreed plan of care to which several professionals may …

Spirituality is a dimension of personhood, a part of our being. An important aspect of
spirituality is maintaining balanced relationships/connections with oneself, others, nature …

Spiritual care is increasingly being recognised as an essential component of healthcare
practice. Peoplewith life-limiting illness and those who are recently bereaved are particularly …

Aim To develop an understanding of how nurses provide spiritual care to terminally ill
patients in order to develop best practice. Background Patients approaching the end of life …

Spiritual care can be a neglected aspect of the Liverpool Care Pathway for patients
approaching the end of life. Chaplains in an acute Trust, in cooperation with colleagues in …

The article discusses the spirituality, religion, and approach given by nurses in responding
to end-of-life care. It discusses two case scenarios which represented the way nurses …

Abstract The Spiritual Care Guide in Hospice∙ Palliative Care is evidence-based and
focuses on the universal and integral aspects of human spirituality—such as meaning and …

Interest in and recognition of the function of religious and spiritual coping in adjustment to
serious illness has been growing. In particular, there has been increasing interest in the …

Background Though most models of palliative care specifically include spiritual care as an
essential element, secular health care organizations struggle with supporting spiritual care …