AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To explore Singapore hospice nurses' perspectives of spirituality and spiritual care. DESIGN A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used. BACKGROUND Spiritual care is integral to providing quality end-of-life care. However, patients often report that this aspect of care is lacking. Previous studies suggest that nurses' neglect of this aspect of care could be attribute...

Although social work is witnessing growing interest in spiritual and religious issues, little guidance has appeared in the literature to assist practitioners in addressing the unique spirituality of rapidly increasing non-Western populations. This article discusses the significant cultural/spiritual beliefs, practices, and values of Hindus, the largest Asian religion in the United States. Possi...

Last on everyone’s list of the values of old-growth forests—after goods, services, information, and cultural, recreational, and scenic values—is the sometimes vexing and usually undefined category of spiritual values. Yet oldgrowth forests hold particular value for the human spirit, the imagining and feeling part of the human mind. The challenge is to articulate, in secular terms, the sources o...