| Ethical considerations of teaching spirituality in the academy. | |
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PMID: 19889911 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Despite evidence in college students indicating a hunger for spiritual insight and spirituality's application in health care, there continues to be guardedness within the academy towards inclusion of curricula that address spirituality. The purpose of this article is to examine the ethical considerations of teaching spirituality in the academy by describing current trends, issues relevant to nursing education and practice, legitimate concerns of the academy, and the importance of an ethical instructional response when teaching about spirituality. Data supporting the interest and desire by students to explore meaning and purpose in the context of spirituality will be presented. Challenges and barriers inherent in teaching this topic will be described, including the affective response, the lack of a universally accepted definition of spirituality, and spirituality's relationship to religion. Pedagogical strategies consistent with an ethical instructional response will be discussed as the key to eliciting trust within the academy. A model of teaching spirituality and health will be offered to illustrate these possibilities. |
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Annette L Becker |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Nursing ethics Volume: 16 ISSN: 1477-0989 ISO Abbreviation: Nurs Ethics Publication Date: 2009 Nov |
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Created Date: 2009-11-05 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9433357 Medline TA: Nurs Ethics Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 697-706 Citation Subset: N |
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Department of Nursing, Utica College, Utica, NY 13502-4892, USA. abecker@utica.edu |
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