Screening for spiritual distress in the oncology inpatient: A quality improvement pilot project between nurses and chaplains

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1076-1084

  Blanchard, Judith H ^a   Dunlap, Douglas A ^b,c   Fitchett, George ^d  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Franklin Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^c Maine General Medical Center   (United States)

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Nursing; Oncology patients; Spiritual struggle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COUNSELING; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NEW ENGLAND; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PASTORAL CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84869229799     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12035     Document Type: Article

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