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Spiritual Dimensions of Nursing Practice
This unique book discusses the spiritual aspects of nursing care, addressing the needs of both nurse and patient. It emphasizes the universality of spirituality and is appropriate for nurses and patients of many religious faiths. The developmental stages of spirituality, how to provide spiritual care in acute and chronic situations, Western and Eastern spiritual beliefs, and burnout as a spiritual issue are just a few of the topics discussed.
386 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
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Verna Benner Carson
16 booksDr. Verna Benner Carson is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Psychiatric
Mental Health Nursing. As an Associate Professor at Towson
University in Baltimore Maryland, she teaches Undergraduate and
Graduate nursing students the importance of loving the patients
that God puts in our care.
Dr. Carson is the President of C&V Senior Care Specialists, Inc., a consulting firm that provides clinical training combined with operational and marketing support for two programs she developed: “Becoming an Alzheimer’s Whisperer” and “Road to Wholeness Behavioral Health.”
Dr. Carson has published nine books – five of which focus on various aspects of spirituality. The latest published in March 2009 is entitled, "Parish Nursing: Stories of Service and Care." She is a nationally known speaker, frequently serving as Keynote speaker, on a variety of topics
including spirituality in nursing; the care of the patient with Alzheimer’s disease; and psychiatric issues specific to home health care.
Mental Health Nursing. As an Associate Professor at Towson
University in Baltimore Maryland, she teaches Undergraduate and
Graduate nursing students the importance of loving the patients
that God puts in our care.
Dr. Carson is the President of C&V Senior Care Specialists, Inc., a consulting firm that provides clinical training combined with operational and marketing support for two programs she developed: “Becoming an Alzheimer’s Whisperer” and “Road to Wholeness Behavioral Health.”
Dr. Carson has published nine books – five of which focus on various aspects of spirituality. The latest published in March 2009 is entitled, "Parish Nursing: Stories of Service and Care." She is a nationally known speaker, frequently serving as Keynote speaker, on a variety of topics
including spirituality in nursing; the care of the patient with Alzheimer’s disease; and psychiatric issues specific to home health care.
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