Chaplains and quality improvement: Can we make our case by improving our care?

Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 65-79

  Lyndes, Kathryn A ^a   Fitchett, George ^b   Thomason, Clayton L ^b   Berlinger, Nancy ^c   Jacobs, Martha R ^d  

^a ELMHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HASTINGS CENTER   (United States)

^d HealthCare Chaplaincy   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaplains; Promising practices; Quality improvement; Spiritual care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LITERATURE; ORGANIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FOCUS GROUPS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PASTORAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449556827     PISSN: 08854726     EISSN: 15286916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08854720903113416     Document Type: Article

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