BACKGROUND In order for nursing education to prepare nurses for holistic patient care, it is critical that educators become more aware of the religious and spiritual dimensions in patient care and be able to provide adequate knowledge and skills for nurses to offer spiritually-based care in an ethical way. Furthermore, spiritual care is an essential component in the nursing context, as nurses h...

As healthcare started to be given in holistic approach, spiritual dimension has gained value by getting as much importance as other dimensions (physical, emotional and psycho-social) and this approach has removed the idea of the sipiritual deminsion being only for religious focus. Holistic nursing care is composed of a multidimensional structure including medical, moral, spiritual and religious...

Spirituality, as an essential part of holistic care, is concerned with faith and meaning, and is usually conceptualised as a 'higher' experience or a transcendence of oneself. A resurgence of interest in this area is evident in post modern culture because of the effects that spirituality and religious beliefS may have on health. Up until the last two decades, spirituality and spiritual care, al...

Teaching nursing students a holistic approach to patient care and integrating treatment modalities is crucial component of traditional education. This study aims investigate the educational competency student nurses in by employing descriptive comparative design among 209 from University Hail, Kingdom Saudi Arabia. Results showed that perceived they have been skillful following; professional, l...

CRITICAL THINKING, DEFINED AS PURPOSEFUL SELF-REGULATORY JUDGMENT, IS CENTRALLY EVIDENT IN NURSING KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERT CLINICAL JUDGMENT. A HOLISTIC CT SCORING RUBRIC, A FRAMEWORK FOR CT INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PRESENTATIONS, AND A CASE STUDY STRATEGY FOR TRAINING AND NURTURING CT IN STUDENTS ILLUSTRATE THAT THE CT IN NURSING KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND CLINICAL JUDGMENT CAN BE EXTERNAL...

This article discusses the role of the ophthalmic nurse in the care of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration who are undergoing intra-vitreal therapy. It provides an overview of the condition, its classification, clinical features, aetiology, diagnosis and treatment, and explains the implications for future nursing practice. A proactive, evidence-based and holistic approach to nurs...