Spirituality and nursing: a reductionist approach

The vast majority of contributions to the literature on spirituality in nursing make extravagant claims about transcendence, eternity, the numinous, higher powers, higher levels of existence, invisible forces, cosmic unity, the essence of humanity, or other supernatural concepts. Typically, these as...

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Main Author: Paley, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2008
In: Nursing philosophy
Year: 2008, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-18
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B Nursing
B Psychology
B Religion
B Palliative Care
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