S2E7: Barriers to Spiritual Care

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Dr. Kathy Schoonover-Shoffner, Director of NCF and editor of JCN, speaks about the external and internal barriers that might keep nurses from integrating spiritual care into their practice.

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Lara Kay Kaiser

Lara is an Associate Director of Student Ministries for InterVarsity's Nurses Christian Fellowship. She lives in Jacksonville, FL with her husband and two cats. After graduating from Michigan State University in 2012, she came on staff with InterVarsity as a campus minister and then area director in southeast Michigan before joining the NCF team. Her hobbies include indoor rock climbing, volleyball, crocheting, and hanging out at the beach.

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Kathy Schoonover - Shoffner, PhD, RN

I serve as the Director of InterVarsity's Nurses Christian Fellowship/USA and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Christian Nursing. I am married with three adult children and live with my husband and cat in Wichita, Kansas. Bible study is my lifeline; I participate in a weekly, in-depth study that offers accountability and guidance into the Word of God. I love playing the piano, assisting with worship, and exercise at the local YMCA. Education BSN -- University of Texas, Arlington, Texas (1979) MSN -- Oral Roberts University Anna Vaughn School of Nursing (1982, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Critical Care Nursing) PhD, Nursing -- University of Kansas (1995; minor in Communication Studies with emphasis in Organizational Communication)

S2E7: Barriers to Spiritual Care

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