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3 Editorial (full text)

6 A Click Away: Documenting Spiritual Care
Learn how new documentation systems save nurses time and link spiritual care with outcomes.

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14 Spiritual Assessment Made Easy...With Acronyms!
Discover acronym assessment tools to help you assess and plan for spiritual needs.

17 A Code of Ethics for Christian Witness  Check out these eight standards to help you be an effective witness for Christ.

22 What Have We Learned from Spiritual Care Research?
This synthesis of findings from over 60 nursing studies offers hands-on ideas for giving spiritual care and raises thought-provoking questions.

30 Silence Speaks: What Does It Say?
How can centuries old spiritual exercies deepen our faith and better prepare nurses to incorporate spiritual care into practice?

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33 Complex Patient Needs? Nursing Models Can Help!
You might be surprised at how nursing models can help you meet spiritual needs.

38 Mentoring for Spiritual Caregiving
Look at what one researcher learned from 180 students that can help you spiritually mentor the next generation of nurses.