Why is it so hard to talk about spirituality?

Canadian Nurse

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-28

  Molzahn, Anita E ^a   Sheilds, Laurene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Holistic care; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW; SECULARISM; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TIME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PASTORAL CARE; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SECULARISM; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL VALUES; SPIRITUALITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38649090379     PISSN: 00084581     EISSN: 14925494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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