E10: Spiritual Care & Respect

Beth is a professor at Loma Linda University School of Nursing in California. She has pursued a program of research exploring the intersection of spirituality, religiosity, health, and nursing for over 30 years. Her clinical experiences as an oncology nurse created for her a deep interest in these topics and led her to pursue a PhD (University of Pennsylvania, 1992), a post-doctoral fellowship (UCLA, 1993-95), Clinical Pastoral Education, and training in spiritual direction. Her life experiences include a stint as Research Director, Mary Potter Hospice, Wellington, New Zealand. The desire to help nurses understand and support patient spiritual health during health-related transitions has motivated Beth to write extensively and lecture globally. Her over 160+ publications include 80 peer-reviewed reports of research, 55 book chapters, and 5 books. These books include: Spiritual Care: Nursing Theory, Research, and Practice (Prentice Hall, 2002; translated into Japanese), What Do I Say? Talking with Patients About Spirituality (Templeton Press, 2007; translated into Korean, Polish, & Dutch), Religion: A Clinical Guide for Nurses (Springer, 2012), and Fast facts about religion: Implications for Nursing Care (Springer, 2019). Beth is grateful for research funding received from various federal government and private foundation sources.