JOURNAL ARTICLE

What can students learn from healthcare chaplains?: Learning how to assess spiritual needs can be daunting, but chaplains can help build nursing students' confidence.

  • Published In: Nursing Standard, 2025, v. 40, n. 8. P. 38 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Pearce, Lynne 3 of 3

Abstract

For many nursing students, asking a patient about their spiritual needs can feel daunting, but it's a vital aspect of providing holistic care, says Rev Neil Cockling, president of the College of Health Care Chaplains. 'Many nurses struggle with how they broach spirituality and religious conversations,' says Dr Cockling, consultant lead chaplain at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Nursing Standard. 2025/08, Vol. 40, Issue 8, p38
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Religion and Philosophy
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0029-6570
  • DOI:10.7748/ns.40.8.38.s20
  • Accession Number:187145694
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