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By
Mark Cobb, BSc, Senior Chaplain, Center Sheffield University Hospitals, Sheffield, UK
Vanessa Robshaw, BSc, PGDip, RN, Sister, Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby, UK
Description
This unique text explores the spiritual dimensions of health care and guides the reader in understanding and dealing with those dimensions
of people which cannot be accounted for empirically. Drawing from a number of traditions, this resource carefully explains why medicine
must be both science and art.
Audience
Post-registration general nurses, post-registration mental health and learning disabilities nurses, complementary therapists, oncologists, psychologists, social workers, hospital chaplains.
Contents
Introduction. Spiritual Care, Health Care, What's the Difference?. The Meaning of Spirituality in Illness. Faith as the Space Between".
Spirituality and Culture. Faith and Belief. A Sociological Perspective. Assessing Spritiual Needs. Spirituality in Care. The Notion of
Spiritual Care in Professional Practice. The Nurse's Role in Spiritual Care. Spirituality and the Scientific Mind. A Dilemma for Doctors.
Spirituality and Sexuality in a Time of AIDS. Is There a Tradition of Spiritual Care?. Spiritual Values in a Secular Age.
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 188 pages, publication date: AUG-1998
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-05920-9
ISBN-10: 0-443-05920-9
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 19 Feb 2010
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