Making Sense of Spirituality in Nursing and Health Care Practice 2/e

CONTENTS: Foreword, Keith Cash, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. Preface to the second edition.1. Spiritual heritage of health care. 2. Spirituality explored. 3. Spirituality within the context of holism. 4. Providing spiritual care: using a systematic approach. 5. Barriers influencing the provision of spiritual care. 6. Skills required to provide spiritual care. 7. Developments in spirituality: research and education. Appendix: Spirituality and spiritual care rating scale (SSCRS). Subject Index. Author Index.

This thoroughgoing, ""interactive"" text provides a comprehensive exploration of spirituality in all its myriad forms. This edition is inclusive of all professionals - not just health professionals - who are in a position of trust when people are vulnerable, due to youth, old age or through ill health, and when spirituality is all too often a black space not only on relevant documentation but also in the consciousness of the professionals entrusted with their care.