Nurse Lecturers' Perception and Teaching of Spirituality

The article focuses on the debate over the concept of spirituality and its centrality within philosophy of nursing regarding caring. Traditionally, spiritual care has been perceived as synonymous with meeting the religious needs of patients. The rise of secularization within modern society, however,...

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Authors: Papadopoulos, Irena (Author) ; Copp, Gina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox [2005]
In: Implicit religion
Year: 2005, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 22-39
Further subjects:B DEBATES & debating
B Spirituality
B Nursing
B Secularization
B Religion
B Modern Society
B CONSUMER preferences
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Summary:The article focuses on the debate over the concept of spirituality and its centrality within philosophy of nursing regarding caring. Traditionally, spiritual care has been perceived as synonymous with meeting the religious needs of patients. The rise of secularization within modern society, however, has made this viewpoint increasingly difficult to sustain. Moreover, the recent shift of nursing towards a more scientific paradigm has led to the meaning of spirituality being widely debated during the past three decades.
ISSN:1743-1697
Contains:Enthalten in: Implicit religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/imre.2005.8.1.22