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Spirituality

Learning Module Cultural and Spiritual Sensitivity A Quick Guide to Cultures and Spiritual Traditions This self-learning module has been developed to assist the user to: • Address the issues of cultural and spiritual diversity...

LivingMyCulture.ca LivingMyCulture. ca shares the lived experience of sixty-four people from eleven cultures. Stories about traditions, rituals...

Mortally Wounded: Stories of Soul Pain, Death and Healing A hospice physician relates his experiences working with those close to death, and asserts that the dying process can be...

My father’s kite My father’s kite connects the experiences of two siblings to the logical sequence of the seasons in an effort to bridge,...

The Nature of Suffering and The Goals of Nursing This book describes the suffering that nurses witness in patients, families, colleagues, and themselves. The audience includes...

Nursing Care at the End of Life: What Every Clinician Should Know Nursing Care at the End of Life: What Every Clinician Should Know should be an essential component of basic educational preparation...

Pain, suffering, and spiritual assessment A clinical tool that helps health care providers obtain a spiritual history that can help patients and their caregivers further...

Peaceful Death, Joyful Rebirth - A Tibetan Buddhist Guidebook According to Buddhism, the end of life marks an all-important transition. There are ways we can prepare ourselves for that...

PlainViews® An e-newsletter for chaplains and other spiritual care providers. It is a free on-line resources produced by the non-profit...

Recognizing Spiritual Needs in People Who are Dying Listening carefully to patients at the end of life is at the heart of good palliative care and this book provides a means...