Abstract
Patients' 'spirituality' is widely considered to be a factor that nurses need to consider in their assessments. But Jeanette Power suggests ways in which assessments can be undertaken, and questions whether one assessment tool can prove adequate in measuring the significance of spirituality in the lives of individuals, all of whom may interpret its meaning differently?
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Bias
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Chaplaincy Service, Hospital / ethics
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Chaplaincy Service, Hospital / organization & administration
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Cues
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Cultural Diversity
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England
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Geriatric Assessment / methods*
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Geriatric Nursing / ethics
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Geriatric Nursing / organization & administration
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Holistic Health
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Humans
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Medical History Taking / methods
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Models, Nursing
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Narration
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Needs Assessment / ethics
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Needs Assessment / organization & administration
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Nursing Assessment / ethics
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Nursing Assessment / organization & administration*
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Pastoral Care / ethics
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Pastoral Care / organization & administration
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Religion and Psychology
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Reproducibility of Results
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Semantics
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Spirituality*
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Transcultural Nursing / ethics
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Transcultural Nursing / organization & administration