Praying for Patients at the End of Life: A Form of Spiritual Care

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The role of spiritual care in critical care nursing is very important. Patients with end-stage diseases usually have painful experiences at the end of life. Provision of adequate supportive and palliative care is a major issue in nursing. The integration of religious concepts in new nursing principles is an interesting phenomenon, which can be effective (1). In this regard, Bahar et al. noted that “nurses should be closely acquainted with the prevailing traditions and religious beliefs in the communities where they serve. Here, the authors, as a holistic care team, aimed to discuss the practice in a rural area in northeastern region of Thailand, a tropical country in Southeast Asia. Although Buddhism is deeply rooted in Thailand, a Buddhist approach to spiritual care has been only applied for a few years and it is considered as a new phenomenon. As a Buddhist country, local patients usually have faith in Buddhist principles and hold religious amulets for psychological support at hospitals.