Nursing, religiosity, and end-of-life care: interconnections and implications. The Nursing clinics of North America [Nurs Clin North Am] Journal article

Title	Nursing, religiosity, and end-of-life care: interconnections and implications.
Author(s)	Bjarnason D
Institution	Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA. dana_bjarnason@hchd.tmc.edu
Source	Nurs Clin North Am 2009 Dec; 44(4):517-25.
MeSH	Attitude of Health Personnel Attitude to Death Attitude to Health Conflict (Psychology) Cultural Diversity Decision Making Dissent and Disputes Humanism Humans Nurse's Role Nurse-Patient Relations Patient Advocacy Philosophy, Nursing Religion and Psychology Secularism Spirituality Terminal Care United States
Abstract	The influence of religious beliefs and practices at the end of life is underinvestigated. Given nursing's advocacy role and the intimate and personal nature of the dimensions of religiosity and the end of life, exploring the multidimensional interplay of religiosity and end-of-life care is a significant aspect of the nurse-patient relationship and must be better understood. The question that must be faced is whether nurses' own belief systems impinge on or influence patient care, especially for patients who are at the end of life. When nurses understand their own beliefs and respect the religious practices and needs of patients and their families, it deepens the humanistic dimensions of the nurse-patient relationship.
Language	eng
Pub Type(s)	Journal Article Review
PubMed ID	19850187

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