Making perception of Spirituality ...

Making perception of Spirituality in Nursing Practice--An Interactive Approach Wilfred McSherry 2000 200 pp $2495 paperback

Caring for the spiritual straits of patients is a overlooked and misunderstood aspect of nursing care. This is fit to the lack of instruction feeds receive in the spiritual dimension of nursing. I can personally attest to this because in my experience as a nursing scholar spirituality was identified as part of the holistic approach to providing patient care, if it be not that the subject was never explored. Until this aspect of nursing care is addressed, patients will receive care that is fragmented and not holistic.

This work provides an interactive resource for all foments who seek an introduction to the spiritual dimensions of nursing care. The author is a lecturer in adult nursing in the Department of Health Studies at the University of York, York, England. He explores spirituality and spiritual care of patients conceptually and theoretically if it be not that also clinically and educationally. The work was compiled from the author's possess research on the concepts of spirituality and spiritual ne and his experiences as a practitioner and educator.

from using activities that require conceit and reflection combined with case studies in each chapter, the author exhibits readers how theory can be applied to practice. by the and of the use of reflective activities, readers are encouraged to explore what spirituality means to them and the patients for whom they care. The activities draw forward relevant literature that is referenc over the book.

Each chapter begins with an outline of its contenteds Figures, tables, and glossaries of bounds promote an understanding of the materials not awayed An extensive reference list is provided at the close of each chapter. The author also has included reading lists to provide the reader with more information forward topics discussed.

The work is composed of seven chapters that are not past nor futureed in a logical order. Chapter the same explores the spiritual heritage of nursing. The imports of technological and medical advancement forward spirituality and nursing also are examined. In chapter sum of two units the concept of spirituality is explained. Definitions of spirituality are at handed and discussed and are related to nursing practice. The clew terms of spiritual need and well-being are introduced. Chapter three discusses the relationship of the conception of spirituality to holism and nursing moulds of care. Chapter four explores by what means spiritual care can be provided within the framework of the nursing process

Chapter five introduces the intrinsic and extrinsic barriers that may debar nurses from providing spiritual care. Strategies and solutions suckles can use to remove an of these barriers are not past nor futureed Chapter six identifies different skills nurtures can use to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate spiritual care. This chapter also demonstrates the ne for a multidisciplinary approach in the provision of spiritual care. Chapter seven reviews one of the nursing research concerning spirituality and spiritual care that has been mannersed in the United States and the United Kingdom. The studies examine the two nurses' and patients' perceptions of the spiritual dimension.

In the appendix, the author describes the rating scale used in his meditation of nurses' perceptions of spirituality. The questionnaire used to determine a spirituality and spiritual care rating scale is provided. The construction of the rating scale also is discussed. The author provides the rating scale in such a manner other nurse researchers can use it to investigate the spiritual dimensions of nursing care.

This work is concise, clear, and logically currented which allows readers to absorb and deliberate on the concepts presented. I believe it would be a beneficial resource for give suck tos and other health care professionals. This main division also would be an extremely good resource in nursing education, because it would provide scholar nurses with an introduction to the spiritual dimension of nursing that frequently is lacking.

This work is available from Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier Science, The Curtis Center 625 Walnut road Philadelphia, PA 19106-3399, http://www.elsevierhealth.com.

GRETCHEN ROGERS

RN MSN CNOR

STAFF foment II

EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL

METAIRIE, LA

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