Category Archive for: "Professionalization"

What do chaplains contribute to large academic hospitals? The perspectives of pediatric physicians and chaplains

October 19, 2017 administration, Professionalization

This article analyzes interviews with pediatric physicians (N = 30) and chaplains (N = 22) who work at the same large academic medical centers (N = 13). We ask how pediatric physicians understand [...]
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Practical matters and ultimate concerns, ‘doing,’ and ‘being’: a diary study of the chaplain’s role in the care of the seriously ill in an urban acute care hospital

October 17, 2017 Professionalization, Uncategorized

Systematic observational studies of the chaplain’s role and function in the secular health-care setting are few. With an episode-based diary recorded on handheld digital tablets, palliative [...]
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Chaplain Documentation and the Electronic Medical Record: A Survey of ACPE Residency Programs

October 5, 2017 education, Professionalization

Abstract: This study explores the extent to which chaplaincy departments at ACPE-accredited residency programs make use of the electronic medical record (EMR) for documentation and training. [...]
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Communicating Chaplains’ Care: Narrative Documentation in a Neuroscience-Spine Intensive Care Unit

October 5, 2017 ICU, ICU, Professionalization

Abstract: Chaplaincy care is different for every patient; a growing challenge is to ensure that electronic health records function to support personalized care. While ICU health care teams have [...]
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‘Taking your place at the table’: an autoethnographic study of chaplains’ participation on an interdisciplinary research team

October 5, 2017 development, Professionalization, research

BACKGROUND: There are many potential benefits to chaplaincy in transforming into a “research-informed” profession. However little is known or has been documented about the roles of [...]
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