The Importance of Spiritual Support During
End of Life Care
Introduction
Spirituality is a core element to patients’ experience of illness and death. Giving attention to the well-being of patients and to the spiritual dimension of health is essential to end-of-life care. Patients suffering from death anxiety begin to evaluate the need for meaning and purpose, the need for forgiveness and the need for love. Although nurses may have different beliefs on how they should meet patients’ spiritual needs, compassionate and caring environments affect spiritual well-being in the final phase of life.
Spirituality is about people’s values, trust, forgiveness, love, relationship, and belief higher power. Nursing guidelines for end-of-life care and palliative
End of Life Care
Introduction
Spirituality is a core element to patients’ experience of illness and death. Giving attention to the well-being of patients and to the spiritual dimension of health is essential to end-of-life care. Patients suffering from death anxiety begin to evaluate the need for meaning and purpose, the need for forgiveness and the need for love. Although nurses may have different beliefs on how they should meet patients’ spiritual needs, compassionate and caring environments affect spiritual well-being in the final phase of life.
Spirituality is about people’s values, trust, forgiveness, love, relationship, and belief higher power. Nursing guidelines for end-of-life care and palliative