- Dedication
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Religion and Spirituality in OBGYN
- Chapter 3 Religion and Spirituality in Pediatrics
- Chapter 4 Religion and Spirituality in Family Medicine
- Chapter 5 Religion and Spirituality in Psychiatry
- Chapter 6 Religion and Spirituality in Internal Medicine
- Chapter 7 Religion and Spirituality in Surgery
- Chapter 8 Religion and Spirituality in Gerontology
- Chapter 9 Religion and Spirituality in Oncology
- Chapter 10 Religion and Spirituality in Palliative Medicine
- Chapter 11 Religion and Spirituality in the Intensive Care Unit
- Chapter 12 Religion and Spirituality in Medical Ethics
- Chapter 13 Religion and Spirituality in Medical Education
- Chapter 14 Religion and Spirituality in Nursing
- Chapter 15 Medicine, Spirituality, Religion, and Psychology
- Chapter 16 Spirituality, Resistance, and Modern Medicine
- Chapter 17 Anthropologies of Medicine, Religion, and Spirituality and Their Application to Clinical Practice
- Chapter 18 Law, Religion, and the Physician-Patient Relationship
- Chapter 19 Medicine and Spirituality
- Chapter 20 Philosophical Perspectives on Medicine and Religion
- Chapter 21 Medicine, Religion, and Spirituality in Theological Context
- Chapter 22 Religion and Health
- Index
(p. 165) Religion and Spirituality in the Intensive Care Unit
- Chapter:
- (p. 165) Religion and Spirituality in the Intensive Care Unit
- Author(s):
Alexandra Cist
and Philip Choi
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780190272432.003.0011
The Intensive Care Unit is an area of the hospital that can elicit high levels of emotional and spiritual distress due to high mortality and prognostic uncertainty. Religion and spirituality are often manifest through prayer, rituals, and ceremonies, which can unite the patient and family with the care team. However, miracle language and other religious or spiritual topics that misalign with the expectations of the medical team can also lead to discord. The acute nature of ICU care poses challenges in creating a therapeutic alliance necessary to effectively address the religious and spiritual needs of patients and families. In this chapter, we provide a practical approach to provide high quality spiritual care in the ICU.
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- Dedication
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Religion and Spirituality in OBGYN
- Chapter 3 Religion and Spirituality in Pediatrics
- Chapter 4 Religion and Spirituality in Family Medicine
- Chapter 5 Religion and Spirituality in Psychiatry
- Chapter 6 Religion and Spirituality in Internal Medicine
- Chapter 7 Religion and Spirituality in Surgery
- Chapter 8 Religion and Spirituality in Gerontology
- Chapter 9 Religion and Spirituality in Oncology
- Chapter 10 Religion and Spirituality in Palliative Medicine
- Chapter 11 Religion and Spirituality in the Intensive Care Unit
- Chapter 12 Religion and Spirituality in Medical Ethics
- Chapter 13 Religion and Spirituality in Medical Education
- Chapter 14 Religion and Spirituality in Nursing
- Chapter 15 Medicine, Spirituality, Religion, and Psychology
- Chapter 16 Spirituality, Resistance, and Modern Medicine
- Chapter 17 Anthropologies of Medicine, Religion, and Spirituality and Their Application to Clinical Practice
- Chapter 18 Law, Religion, and the Physician-Patient Relationship
- Chapter 19 Medicine and Spirituality
- Chapter 20 Philosophical Perspectives on Medicine and Religion
- Chapter 21 Medicine, Religion, and Spirituality in Theological Context
- Chapter 22 Religion and Health
- Index