Published Work on Spirituality

Stephenson, P. S. & Hebeshy. (in press). The delivery of end-of-life spiritual care to Muslim patients by non-Muslim providers. MedSurg Nursing.

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Stephenson, P. S., Sheehan, D., & Shahour, G. (2017). Support for using attributes to describe spirituality among families in hospice. Palliative and Supportive Care, doi: 10.1017/S1478951516000778 

Stephenson, P. S. & Berry, D. M. (2015). Describing spirituality at the end of life. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 37, 1229-1247.

Stephenson, P., Draucker, C.B., & Martsolf, D. S. (2003). The experience of spirituality in the lives of hospice patients. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 5, 51-58.

Stephenson, P. S., Sheehan, D., Hansen, D., and Mayo, M. M. (in press). Spiritual uncertainty among hospice providers: “There were Tensions.” Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing. 

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Stephenson, P. S., Sheehan, D., Hansen, D., & Mayo, M. M. (2017). The spiritual nature of uncertainty among hospice patients. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 19(5).

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Stephenson, P.S., Sheehan, D., Hansen, D., & Mayo, M. (2015). Uncertainties experienced by family members when one parent is dying. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 21, 488-494.

Stephenson, P. S. (2014). Spiritual uncertainty: Exemplars of two hospice patients. Holistic Nursing Practice, 38(4), 233-237. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000037

Stephenson, P. S. & Berry, D. M. (2014). Spirituality and uncertainty at the end of life. Oncology Nursing Forum, 41(1), 33-39.

Hansen, D.M., Sheehan, D. & Stephenson, P. (2016) Family caregiver recruitment: Social media challenges, opportunities and lessons. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 23(2), 608-611.

Hansen, D.M., Sheehan, D., Stephenson, P. (2016). The caregivers' experience with an illness blog: A pilot study. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 18(5), 464-469.

Mayo, M.M., Sheehan, D.K., Hansen, D.M., Stephenson, P., Christ, G.H., Heim, K., Parish, S., Shahrour, G., & Draucker, C.B. (2016). An examination of interactions between health care providers and adolescents with a parent in hospice. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 18(4), p. 302-309. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000247

Hansen, D.M., Sheehan, D.K., Stephenson, P.S. & Mayo, M. (2015). Parental Relationships beyond the grave: Adolescents description of continued bonds. Palliative and Supportive Care, 14(4), 358-363. [FirstView Articles: doi:10.1017/S1478951515001078 published online 15 October 2016].

Stephenson, P. (2006). Before teaching begins: The importance of managing patient anxiety prior to providing education. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 10, 241-245.

Stephenson, P. (2004). Understanding denial. Oncology Nursing Forum, 31, 985-989.

Draucker, C. B., Al-Khattab, H., Hines, D. D., Mazurczyk, J., Russell, A. C., Stephenson, P. S., & Draucker, S. (2014). Racial and ethnic diversity in grounded theory research. The Qualitative Report, Online journal retrieved at: http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR19/draucker34.pdf

Stephenson, P. & Grotannelli, N. (2016). Caring for a patient with schizophrenia at the End of Their Life. In Managing Conflict/Finding Meaning. Hospice Foundation of America.

Grotannelli, N. & Stephenson, P. (2016). Psychiatric/psychological symptoms and diagnoses. In Core Curriculum for Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses (3rd ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.

Grotannelli, N. & Stephenson, P. S. (2015). Psychiatric/psychological symptoms and diagnoses. In Core Curriculum for Generalist Hospice and Palliative Nurses (4th ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.