Knowledge of child development, including faith development, is important in providing
holistic care to the child. Pediatric nurses and nurse practitioners may be inadequately
prepared to meet the spiritual needs of children in developmentally appropriate ways.
This article demonstrates why it is necessary to asses a child's or an adolescent's
religious and spiritual beliefs and when and how a nurse intervenes. Modeled here
is one way in which pediatric nurses can effectively combine their knowledge of child
development and Fowler's theory of faith development to address the child and adolescent's
spiritual needs.
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Publication history
Published online: October 19, 2009
Footnotes
Previous presentation: Manuscript draft as course requirement at University of Cincinnati.
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