Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
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J Am Acad Nurse Pract · Dec 2009
How family practice physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants incorporate spiritual care in practice.
To investigate how primary care family practice providers incorporate spirituality into their practices in spite of documented barriers. ⋯ Findings support that patients' spiritual needs can be addressed in spite of documented barriers. Techniques to assist providers in providing spiritual care are discussed and directions for future research are suggested.