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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Macrae, Janet, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing--Religious aspects.

Nursing.

Spiritual life.

Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910.

Nightingale, Florence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub., c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-80630-7

9786611806309

0-8261-9715-9

OCLC:

476263630