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Presence: a step closer to spiritual care in nursing

dc.contributor.authorDu Plessis, Emmerentia
dc.contributor.researchID10962689 - Du Plessis, Emmerentia
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-15T07:21:47Z
dc.date.available2017-05-15T07:21:47Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThis article argues that while not all nurses are comfortable with spiritual care, nurses may be comfortable with enacting presence. Presence, an encompassing element in spiritual care, might be a more accessible first step for nurses toward spiritual care. To further highlight this viewpoint, the nature, consequences, and cultivation of presence are also discussed
dc.identifier.citationDu Plessis.E. 2016. Presence: a step closer to spiritual care in nursing. Holistic nursing practice, 30(1):47-53. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HNP.0000000000000124]
dc.identifier.issn0887-9311
dc.identifier.issn1550-5138 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/23077
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HNP.0000000000000124
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
dc.subjectPresence
dc.subjectCaring presence
dc.subjectAttentive care
dc.subjectSpiritual care
dc.titlePresence: a step closer to spiritual care in nursing
dc.typeArticle

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