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The Role of the Nurse in Providing Spiritual Care: A Case Study Approach to Exploring Specific Care Provision by Healthcare Workers in the Context of an Interdisciplinary Healthcare Team

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Abstract

The role of nurses within the multidisciplinary healthcare team is to support patients as they navigate health-illness transition. As the discipline has grown, so too has the knowledge that informs nursing practices. Nursing process relates to nursing clinical reasoning when caring for patients as individuals in a holistic paradigm, from assessment to outcomes evaluation, which should include spiritual needs. This chapter will:

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    Explore nursing care, outlining heritage and theories.

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    Describe spiritual care, particularly that provided by nurses.

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    Provide instruments (scales and classifications) for performing nursing process, based on a case.

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Caldeira, S., Romeiro, J., Martins, H. (2019). The Role of the Nurse in Providing Spiritual Care: A Case Study Approach to Exploring Specific Care Provision by Healthcare Workers in the Context of an Interdisciplinary Healthcare Team. In: Timmins, F., Caldeira, S. (eds) Spirituality in Healthcare: Perspectives for Innovative Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04420-6_8

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