Delgado Cheryl
School of Nursing, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Avenue, RT 910, Cleveland, OH 44115, USA.
Nurs Clin North Am. 2007 Jun;42(2):279-93, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2007.03.002.
True holistic care requires attention to spiritual as well as physical needs, but many health care providers do not feel comfortable discussing spiritual matters with clients. Although recognized by national nursing groups as a standard of care, nurses are not well prepared or rewarded for spiritual care efforts. There are several spiritual assessment tools available and many suggestions for interventions, but little research-based evidence on the effectiveness of spiritual care assessments or interventions. Nurses are well positioned by their continued intimate contact with clients and the importance of caring to nursing to lead the health care profession in developing spiritual care theory and practices.
真正的整体护理需要关注精神需求以及身体需求,但许多医疗服务提供者在与患者讨论精神问题时会感到不自在。尽管被国家护理组织认可为护理标准,但护士在精神护理方面并未得到充分的准备或奖励。有几种精神评估工具可供使用,也有许多干预建议,但关于精神护理评估或干预效果的基于研究的证据很少。护士凭借与患者持续的密切接触以及护理对护理工作的重要性,处于有利地位,能够引领医疗行业发展精神护理理论和实践。