• Semin Oncol Nurs · Aug 2018

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    Understanding and Addressing the Religious and Spiritual Needs of Advanced Cancer Patients.

    • Mark Lazenby.
    • Semin Oncol Nurs. 2018 Aug 1; 34 (3): 274-283.

    ObjectivesTo review the religious and spiritual needs of advanced cancer patients and how oncology nurses can assess and address unmet needs.Data SourcesPeer-reviewed articles.ConclusionThe changing landscape of how advanced cancer patients understand religion and spirituality has created a dynamic set of unmet religious and spiritual needs. Nursing assessment and interventions focused on these needs requires a focus on faith and beliefs and on relationships and meaning-making.Implications For Nursing PracticeUsing history-taking and spiritual assessment tools, nurses can assess patients for unmet religious and spiritual needs and can use interventions to deepen meaning-making within the nurse-patient relationship.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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