secular and humanism period, which hopefully we can get back to a more spiritual realm (O’Brien, 2014). A person’s spirituality and religious beliefs have the potential to influence every aspect of being. According to O’Brien there are three key activities for spiritual caring: being with patients in their experiences of pain, suffering, or other problems and needs; listening to patients verbally express anxieties or emotions, such as fear, anger, loneliness, depression, or sorrow, which may be hindering…
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