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Spiritual care: the needs of the caregiver
1Staff Builders Home Health and Hospice, Lake Success, NY, USA.
Seminars in Oncology Nursing
|December 10, 1997
Abstract
Objectives:
To explore the spiritual needs of the family caregiver and to provide suggestions for giving spiritual care to this caregiver.
Data Sources:
A caregiver's personal experience and nursing texts.
Conclusion:
Providing care for a loved one with cancer can be stressful for the family caregiver; yet, it can also produce spiritual growth. By providing care for the caregiver, the oncology nurse is equipping this caregiver to address the spiritual needs of the patient.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
Nurses can assist caregivers by offering actions that communicate love, support, acceptance, and faithfulness. Such measures can ease the pain and encourage spiritual wellness.