Journal of Christian Nursing. 39(4):236-243, October/December 2022.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 39(3):156-161, July/September 2022.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 39(1):E15-E21, January/March 2022.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 38(2):98-101, April/June 2021.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 38(1):32-37, January/March 2021.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 38(1):47-51, January/March 2021.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 37(4):E31-E38, October/December 2020.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 37(3):158-164, July/September 2020.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 37(2):E13-E16, April/June 2020.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 37(2):94-99, April/June 2020.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 37(1):52-56, January/March 2020.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 36(4):238-243, October/December 2019.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 28(4):194-202, October-December 2011.

Recent news stories about Christian nurses sharing beliefs with patients raise questions about ethical spiritual care and sharing one's faith at the bedside. Explore the ethics of faith sharing and find guidance for meaningful spiritual care.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 36(4):251-257, October/December 2019.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 36(4):228-235, October/December 2019.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 36(3):172-177, July/September 2019.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 35(1):61, January/March 2018.

What could make spiritual care coercive? How should we assess for patient consent to spiritual care?

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 36(3):190-195, July/September 2019.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 36(3):185-189, July/September 2019.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 36(3):178-179, July/September 2019.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 36(2):112-118, April/June 2019.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 36(2):93-95, April/June 2019.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 38(4):E38-E42, October/December 2021.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 36(1):E5-E10, January/March 2019.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 38(4):257, October/December 2021.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 35(4):263, October/December 2018.

Christian intercessory prayer can alleviate patient anxiety and enable spiritual care.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 35(4):250-257, October/December 2018.

The RSASS assess religious commitment and satisfaction with religious commitment and can be used in research, healthcare, or other settings in which understanding of a person's religious commitment would be beneficial.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 34(3):190-194, July/September 2017.

ABSTRACT: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that can render individuals totally disabled. Spiritual practices can help mitigate stress and provide a source of strength in PD. This article demonstrates a gap that exists between PD and spiritual coping specific research; discusses existing spiritual coping research in chronic illness; and explores the use of spirituality in managing PD care. Healthcare providers need to provide holistic care and explore mechanisms to assist individuals to manage the demands of living with PD.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 34(2):88-96, April/June 2017.

This article offers an autobiographical narrative of complication after surgery. Diagnosis and management of acute compartment syndrome, pain, and nursing interventions for pain, the use of prayer in illness and compassionate caring from a Christian perspective are discussed.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 35(3):180-183, July/September 2018.

Online nurse educators, with 24/7 expectations to respond to students, established a virtual prayer group online and found it to be spiritually nourishing. Suggestions for establishing a virtual prayer group are provided.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 34(3):176-181, July/September 2017.

Clinical Nurse Specialist Perceptions' of Spiritual Care: Nurses Need Support, Care Falls Short

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 34(2):112-119, April/June 2017.

Sixty-six percent of U.S. Christians report they believe God can heal supernaturally, 68% have prayed for someone to be healed supernaturally by God, and 27% state they have experienced a miraculous physical healing. Christians who hold such beliefs may struggle with seeking and adhering to a prescribed healthcare regimen, as well as experience shame. A health education seminar assisting congregants to view healthcare as compatible with faith was implemented and evaluated in a Christian faith community.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 34(2):102-107, April/June 2017.

This article briefly explains nursing theory, provides examples for applying theory to nursing practice, and proposes questions for examining the consistency of nursing theories with Christian perspectives.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 33(4):214-219, October/December 2016.

Researchers explored religious nurses’ perceptions of spiritual care, barriers, and the adequacy of their spiritual care education. The results provide evidence for better spiritual care training.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 33(2):108-111, April/June 2016.

When and how is it appropriate to share biblical information with patients?

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 33(2):98-101, April/June 2016.

How can healthcare systems nurture the spiritual health and wholeness of employees?

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 33(1):14-21, January/March 2016.

Learn from literature, research, and the author's personal experience about how families employ spirituality and coping as their child faces terminal illness.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 32(4):250-253, October/December 2015.

What is Kingdom Nursing? What does it add to the spiritual care of patients?

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 32(4):236-241, October/December 2015.

A study was conducted to explore whether nurses possessed the knowledge to assess patients' spirituality and design and implement a plan of spiritual care.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 32(4):232-235, October/December 2015.

Simulation can assist nursing students in developing critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills for spiritual care.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 32(4):219-223, October/December 2015.

Veterans benefit from integrating spiritual care into mental health interventions.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 32(2):116-122, April/June 2015.

This study identified spiritual care (SC) practices nurses use, how effective they perceive SC practices to be, and how they felt about providing SC.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 31(3):166-171, July/September 2014.

Emotional intelligence plays a big role in spiritual care. Learn more.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 31(3):161-165, July/September 2014.

Offering spiritual care in a crisis is especially difficult. Learn from this nurse's real world situation and insights an ethicist and clinical nurse specialist.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 31(2):120-126, April/June 2014.

Learn about adolescent cognitive and moral development, and specific faith interventions for use with adolescents.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 31(1):40-46, January/March 2014.

Read about exciting research that shows how religion makes a big difference when people are sick.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 30(4):197, October/December 2013.

Does God place us in situations where he needs a nurse who will pray with a patient?

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 30(4):208-215, October/December 2013.

People of all faiths and walks of life use prayer in health and illness. What does research evidence reveal about prayer and what are best practices for praying with patients?

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 30(3):144-152, July/September 2013.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 22(1):17, Winter 2005.

What standards do Christians need to follow when sharing faith with others?

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 31(1):47-51, January/March 2014.

Spiritual care is an important nursing skill. These reflections of Christian nurses validate prior research and reveal ways to improve spiritual caregiving.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 30(3):164-169, July/September 2013.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 29(3):158-163, July/September 2012.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 29(2):113-115, April/June 2012.

This nurse experienced the death of her 10 year old nephew form Ewing's Sarcoma. She offers insights for helping children and families facing death.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 28(4):187, October-December 2011.

The right motive and the right message do not justify sharing our faith. More is needed.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 28(2):102-108, April-June 2011.

In a world where tolerance is embraced and absolute truth questioned, Christian nurses may feel uncertain in giving spiritual care. The Bible offers guidance for being sensitive to postmodern perceptions without being intimidated.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 29(3):178-179, July/September 2012.

Nurses can be instrumental in providing vital spiritual care to patients.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 27(4):312-313, October-December 2010.

Prayer as a therapeutic nursing intervention can change outcomes.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 28(3):173, July-September 2011.

Learn about three overlapping modalities of nursing care that address the essence of spiritual care from long time spiritual care expert, Verna Benner Carson.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 28(2):92-95, April-June 2011.

In Maasai, Kenya, intercessory prayer (IP) is appropriately used as a healthcare intervention. But in developed countries IP is controversial. Does IP have a place in nursing care in modern, developed countries?

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 26(4):216-222, October-November-December 2009.

Spirituality in nursing is emerging as a generic concept, void of religious connotation. How does religion fit with spirituality?

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 22(1):1, Winter 2005.

Some nurses believe that saying anything about personal beliefs—especially Christian ones—is unprofessional at best and coercive at worst. Does Scripture offer help in this matter?

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 25(3):142-147, July-September 2008.

When is it best to refer spiritual care?

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 28(4):228-234, October-December 2011.

The moving experience of Korean nursing students offers insights for teaching spiritual care.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 27(1):28-31, January-February-March 2010.

This exemplar, relaying an unexpected lesson in meeting the spiritual needs of an acutely ill patient, is written to encourage nurses in providing holistic care of patients.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 22(1):14-16, Winter 2005.

Discover acronym assessment tools to help you assess and plan for spiritual needs.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 22(1):6-12, Winter 2005.

Computerized documentation systems that include spiritual diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes can save nurses time and link spiritual care with outcomes.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 25(4):204-209, October-December 2008.

This pilot study testing the effect of a 2-hour class on staff nurses' spiritual perspectives yielded promising results.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 26(1):10-17, January-March 2009.

Little is written about spiritual beliefs in end-of-life decision making. A new GUIDE© helps nurses assess key spiritual needs and issues.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 24(2):82-87, April-June 2007.

Authentic nursing presence with patients can be extremely effective spiritual care. What is presence and how can the practice of Spiritual Direction help nurses be more effective in offering presence to patients?

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 23(3):37, Summer 2006.

A nurse ethicist discusses the difference between proselytizing and spiritual care.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 21(2):26-29, Spring 2004.

What are patients' experiences of spiritual care in acute care settings?

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 25(2):107, April-June 2008.

Nurses know the 5 R's of medication administration. Could the R's help with faith sharing and spiritual care as well?

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 25(4):222-223, October-December 2008.

For Christian nurses, the secularization of spiritual care can raise difficult ethical issues in patient care.

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 22(1):22-29, Winter 2005.

Research with patients and nurses reveals patients want spiritual care. Nurses agree with this but believe not much is done to meet the spiritual needs of patients. How can nurses be more effective in caring spiritually for patients?

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 21(1):24-28, Winter 2004.

How do worldview, culture, and religion impact spiritual care?

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Journal of Christian Nursing. 23(1):6-14, Winter 2006.

Helping dementia patients engage in spiritual rituals can be an effective way to offer wonderful spiritual care.

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