Nursing as a spiritual practice [[electronic resource] ] : a contemporary application of Florence Nightingale's views / / Janet A. Macrae

• Autore: Macrae Janet <1947->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer Pub., c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (145 p.)
• Disciplina: 610.73
• Soggetto topico: Nursing - Religious aspects; Spiritual life
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; PART I: Nightingale on Spirituality; 1 Nightingale's Spiritual Vision; 2 Spirituality, Religion, and Health Care; 3 Spiritual Development; PART II: Spirituality in Nursing Practice: Using the Nightingale Influence; 4 Stress Reduction and Relaxation; 5 Compassion; 6 Listening and Awareness; 7 On Prayer; 8 Spirituality and Conduct; 9 True Work; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Florence Nightingale is widely regarded as the founder of modern nursing. What is less well known is that she also had well-developed ideas about the spiritual aspects of nursing care. Her views draw from both Eastern and Western spiritual traditions and have a startling relevance to nursing practice today. Janet Macrae, both a Nightingale scholar and a nationally recognized expert on therapeutic touch, outlines Nightingale's ideas on spirituality in this book and discusses how a variety of techniques can be used to implement a more spiritual and humane form of nursing care. The techniques, wh
• Titolo autorizzato: Nursing as a spiritual practice
• ISBN: 1-281-80630-7; 9786611806309; 0-8261-9715-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454196203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II