Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 40, Issue 2 , Pages 163-173 , August 2010

Evaluation of the FICA Tool for Spiritual Assessment

  • Tami Borneman, RN, MSN, CNS, FPCN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nursing Research and Education, Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA
    • ,
  • Betty Ferrell, RN, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nursing Research and Education, Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Betty Ferrell, RN, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN, Division of Nursing Research and Education, Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
    • ,
  • Christina M. Puchalski, MD, MS, FACP

      Affiliations

    • The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
    • School of Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
    • School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

,Accepted 19 January 2010.

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Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 40, Issue 2 , Pages 163-173 , August 2010

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