TABLE 3.

Resources for Oncology Nurses Related to Spiritual Care

Websites:

City of Hope Pain & Palliative Care Resource Center

http://prc.coh.org/Spirituality.asp

The George Washington Research Institute (GWISH) for Spirituality and Health

http://www.gwish.org/

Passport to Comfort: Reducing Barriers to Pain & Fatigue Management #27 – City of Hope, Duarte, CA This model addresses patient, professional and system barriers to the relief of pain and fatigue and is based on established guidelines developed by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). An NCI supported program. Most available in English and Spanish. Patient Spiritual Care Card http://prc.coh.org/Barriers/Patient%20Spiritual%20Care%20cards.pdf Spirituality Card http://prc.coh.org/Barriers/Spirituality.pdf

Association of Professional Chaplains

http://www.professionalchaplains.org

Books:

Making Health Care Whole: Integrating Spirituality into Patient Care

Puchalski, C. M., & Ferrell, B. R. (2010). PA: Templeton Press. ISBN: 9781599473505.

The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing

Ferrell, B., & Coyle, N. (2008). NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN #: 9780195333121.

Articles:

Borneman T, Ferrell BR, Puchalski CM. (2010). Evaluation of the FICA tool for spiritual assessment. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 40(20), 163–173. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.12.019.

Puchalski C, Ferrell BR, Virani R, et al. (2009). Improving the quality of spiritual care as a dimension of palliative care: The report of the consensus conference. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 12(10), 885–904. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089jpm.2009.0142.

Ferrell BR. (2007). Meeting spiritual needs: What is an oncologist to do? Journal of Clinical Oncology, 25(5), 467–468. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2006.09.3724.

Puchalski CM, Lunsford B, Harris MH, et al. (2006). Interdisciplinary spiritual care for seriously ill and dying patients: A collaborative model. Cancer Journal, 12(5), 398–416.

Other Resources:

Fast Facts and Concepts – End of Life/Palliative Education Resource Center (EPERC), Milwaukee, WI Taking a Spiritual History Music Therapy Physicians and Prayer Requests Pain, Suffering and Spiritual Assessment

Available at: http://www.eperc.mcw.edu/EPERC