The ”Unitary human being” includes physical, psychological, social and spiritual aspects in a holistic care. However, the spiritual well-being of the patients with mental illness are often neglected by psychiatric nurses due to lack of knowledge. This article aims to remind nurses what spirituality is, what hardships of providing spiritual care that nurses met and how nurses can attain spiritual care to patients with mental illness in the patient-nurse relationship. This article reviewed and discussed current literature in four parts: Western and Eastern definitions of spirituality, schizophrenia and the issue of spirituality, nurse's responsibility of concerning spiritual need of patients, and spiritual care in mental health care. The individual spiritual needs can be viewed as a subjective prospect and unique experience to different people according to the differences in backgrounds, cultures, views, and interpretations of the surrounding environment. Nurse's role is to provide patient centered care in order to practice spiritual care relate to both culture and individuality, and improve the quality of nursing care.
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