Over the past few centuries, nurses have placed less attention on spiritual care primarily because:
a. Nurses providing care are less religious and spiritual now
b. Spirituality and religion are unproven with regard to influencing health
c. Greater emphasis has been placed on science and scientific evidence
d. Nurses are uncomfortable when discussing spiritual aspects of care
C
By the mid-20th century, nursing in the United States began to see spiritual care as less important. As science has continued to develop and expand, and as more nurses studied in university settings, nursing joined ranks with scientific disciplines: Its spiritual underpinnings were replaced by what could be "seen and tested" by the scientific method. Only recently has nursing reclaimed the spiritual dimension as a vital part of its identity and recognized its power to influence health.
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