Developed in cooperation with the Health Ministries Department of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the Loma Linda University School of Nursing.

Includes bibliographical references.

HISTORICAL, AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS -- Introduction -- The legacy of adventist nursing -- Explorations of wholeness -- THE GLOBAL INTEGRATIVE FRAMEWORK OF ADVENTIST NURSING -- Development of the framework -- Caring -- Connecting -- Empowering -- CURRICULAR APLICATIONS -- Transforming Practice: The CLEAR Whole Person Crae Model -- Addressing Patient Spirituality: A key componenet of Adventist Nursing -- How Christian nurses respond to patients. Requests for prayer: An observational study -- Teaching spiritually sensitive nursing care: recommendations for an Ethical Adventist Approach -- Faith community nuring practice -- MOVING INTO THE FUTURE -- Knowledge development -- Extending the vision

This volume analyzes the historical development, philosophical foundations, educational frameworks, and clinical applications of Adventist nursing from a global perspective. It presents a research-based whole person care model integrating caring, connecting, and empowering dimensions, emphasizing spirituality, ethics, education, and professional practice within diverse health care settings.