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Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion for Self and Others

Primary Author: Joan Halifax Roshi, Upaya Zen Center

This book provides practical and philosophical guidance to caregivers. Roshi Joan Halifax has worked in the area of death and dying for over thirty years, is Director of the Project on Being with Dying, and co-directs The Upaya Buddhist Chaplaincy Training. Each chapter of this book includes a meditation.

Date Last Modified 07/28/2008 Book

Spiritual Care to Elderly and Dying Loved Ones

Primary Author: Kevin Quiles,

This book seeks to the provide caretakers with the necessary tools to develop a warm approach toward the experiences of a loved one, friend, or patient. It covers topics such as cancer, dementia, deep loneliness, and loss of purpose.

Date Last Modified 09/01/2009 Book

Spirituality in Patient Care: Why, How, When, and What

Primary Author: Harold G. Koenig, Duke University Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health

From the publisher, Templeton Press, this paperback book offers:

- A practical handbook for physicians, medical students, and residents seeking guidance on integrating spirituality into patient care in a clear easy-to-use format

- A multifaith approach to integrating spirituality into patient care

- Key resources for medical professionals to develop further skills in this significant area

- A ten-session model course curriculum on spirituality and healthcare for medical students and residents, with suggestions on how to adapt it for the training of nurses, social workers, and rehabilitation specialists.

Date Last Modified 09/01/2007 Book, Course curriculum

Spiritual Dimensions of Nursing Practice

Primary Author: Verna Benner Carson, Staff Builders Home Health and Hospice

The second edition of this paperback book provides "perspectives on new research in the spiritual dimensions of nursing care, applying nursing theory to spiritual care, and addressing the spiritual needs of both nurses and patients."

Date Last Modified 10/01/2008 Book

End-of-Life Care: A Nurse's Guide to Compassionate Care

Primary Author: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

This book offers practical advice for nurses providing end-of-life care in every specialty and setting. Topics include how to:

- Address patients' spiritual concerns
- Ensure that physical needs are met
- Help patients maintain their dignity
- Provide emotional support to grieving families
- Cope with your own feelings about dying and end-of-life care.

Chapter 7 is on Psychosocial, Spiritual, and Cultural Care.

Date Last Modified 12/31/2007 Book