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Illness often triggers spiritual needs in addition to emotional, mental and physical symptoms. The spiritual dimension intensifies when patients suffer from severe and protracted illness. Addressing spiritual needs is acknowledged as on essential component of holistic nursing care. A review of the contemporary nursing literature shows a strong resurgence in the holistic link between body and spirit in recent decades. One of the key principles of nursing is the provision of comprehensive care for patients, which includes addressing spiritual needs. There is more evidence that many nurses have difficulty with concepts of spiritual care and may consequently neglect this aspect of care. This article comprised of knowledge related to definition of spiritual concepts, determining of patient’s spritual needs and how nurses indentify and meet the spiritual needs of patients and met this needs

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