In: Nursing
Spiritual and religious beliefs are individual and vary between people. The predominant concept of spiritual needs is a sense of meaning and purpose in life and seeing the patient as a person. Nurses need to explore ways of assessing patients' spiritual needs. Strategies to meet these needs must also be considered
specially their beliefs regarding issues such as health and illness, suffering and death – will be highly relevant to nursing care. ... Nursing acknowledges that spiritual needs are as important as physical needs for a person's well being.