Time for Listening And Caring - Spirituality And the Care of the Chronically Ill And Dying

Zusatztext This is my Palliative Care Book of the Year! Anybody who works in palliative care will be enriched by reading this book. Although we nod and agree that spiritual care is an important and integral part of holistic palliative medicine, dealing with problems related to spirituality...is not easy for many palliative care workers...If you want to learn about all the other things you can or should be doing at the bedside, read this book. Klappentext This book is a thoughtful, informative, and practical guide for anyone involved in caring for the seriously and chronically ill or dying. The connection between spirituality and medicine has been receiving a lot of attention in both the scientific and lay presses recently, but research and anecdotal evidence all indicate that spirituality is central to the care of the chronically ill and dying. It is therefore critical that healthcare providers who interact withseriously ill patients know how to address their spiritual needs. This book presents current thinking on how spiritual care can be integrated into traditional caregiving. Zusammenfassung A guide for anyone involved in caring for the seriously and chronically ill or dying. This book presents the thinking on how spiritual care can be integrated into traditional caregiving. It discusses aspects of spirituality, such as presence, ethics, and relationships, and delves into a number of specific religious and theological traditions.

Product details

• Authors: Puchalski, Christina M. Puchalski, Christina M. (Director and Founder Puchalski, Christina M. (EDT) Puchalski, Puchalski Christina M.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.06.2006
• EAN: 9780195311785
• ISBN: 978-0-19-531178-5
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; RELIGION / Spirituality, Spirituality & religious experience, Spirituality and religious experience, Palliative Medicine, Medical ethics & professional conduct, MEDICAL / Pain Management