Spiritual care: Which is the best assessment tool for palliative settings?

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 430-438

  Blaber, Michael ^a   Jones, June ^b   Willis, Derek ^c  

^a Palliative Medicine West Midlands Deanery Compton Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Severn Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

End of life care; HOPE; Spiritual care; Spirituality; Structured tools

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PALLIATIVE NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION;

COMMUNICATION; HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; SPIRITUALITY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84942564300     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2015.21.9.430     Document Type: Review

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