Personal profile
Research interests
Spiritual care education.
Spiritual care in clinical practice
Spiritual assessment
Healthcare chaplaincy
Education/Academic qualification
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Apr 2016 → …
Award Date: 2 Apr 2016
PhD (Nursing), Spiritual aspects of nursing: a descriptive study of nurses' perceptions, Queen Margaret College
May 1989 → Sept 1992
Award Date: 2 Sept 1992
Registered General Nurse, UKCC (now NMC)
… → Nov 1986
Award Date: 2 Nov 1986
BA Nursing (Distinction), Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh
1982 → 1986
Award Date: 1 Nov 1986
External positions
Editor, Journal of Health & Social Care Chaplaincy
Jul 2019 → …
Spirituality and Health Research Center Board Member, Azusa Pacific University
1 Apr 2019 → …
Visiting Professor , Staffordshire University
1 Mar 2019 → …
Visiting Lecturer, Paracelsus Medical University
1 Apr 2018 → …
Founding and Executive Member, EPICC Network
1 Dec 2016 → …
Visiting Fellow, Staffordshire University
1 Apr 2016 → 28 Feb 2019
Committee Member, All Wales Spirituality, Health and Wellbeing Special Interest Group
Apr 2015 → …
Founding Member and Membership Secretary, British Association for the Study of Spirituality
1 Apr 2010 → …
Executive Editor, The Journal for the Study of Spirituality, Taylor & Francis
Apr 2010 → …
Registrant, NMC
Nov 1986 → …
Keywords
- RT Nursing
- spirituality
- spiritual care
- spiritual care education
- L Education (General)
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Cross‐Cultural Adaptation of the EPICC Spiritual Care Education Standard Into European Portuguese
Sitefane, S., Afonso, A., Alvarenga, W. D. A., Mcsherry, W., Ross, L., Attard, J., Rabiais, I. & Caldeira, S., 1 Mar 2026, In: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 40, 1, 8 p., e70181.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementation and Validation of Competency-Based Spiritual Care Education using the EPICC Self-Assessment Tool in Undergraduate Nursing Students
Sitfane, S., Afonso, A., McSherry, W., Ross, L., Rabiais, I. & Caldeira, S., 1 Jan 2026, In: Teaching and Learning in Nursing. 21, 1, p. e15-e22 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Competency-based spiritual care education program for undergraduate nursing students: a quasi-experimental study
Sitefane, S., Afonso, A., Ross, L., Mcsherry, W., Rabiais, I. & Caldeira, S., 24 Dec 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMC Nursing. 24, 1, 14 p., 1495.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conclusion: Considerations for the Future of Spiritual Assessment
Ross, L. & McSherry, W., 26 Apr 2025, Spiritual Assessment in Healthcare: A Resource Guide. Ross, L. & McSherry, W. (eds.). 2 ed. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature, p. 167-174 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Cross-Validation of the Italian Version of the EPICC Spiritual Care Competency Self-Assessment Tool for Clinical Nurses
Piredda , M., Lo Cascio, A., De Maria, M., Latina, R., Marchetti, A., De Benedictis, A., Petrucci, G., Ross, L., McSherry, W. & Grazia De Marinis, M., 18 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Clinical Nursing. 34, 11, p. 4757-4768 12 p., 17738.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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University of Ghana, NMC Ghana, University of Health and Allied Sciences
Ross, L. (Visiting researcher)
28 May 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation
Ross, L. (Visiting researcher) & McSherry, W. (Visiting researcher)
1 Feb 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Southern Cross University
Ross, L. (Visiting researcher) & McSherry, W. (Visiting researcher)
30 Jan 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Selwyn Foundation
Ross, L. (Visiting researcher) & McSherry, W. (Visiting researcher)
26 Jan 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Harbour Hospice
Ross, L. (Visiting researcher) & McSherry, W. (Visiting researcher)
25 Jan 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
Press/Media
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NMC publishes new holistic care resources. ‘Seeing the whole person supports better care’
18/04/24
1 Media contribution
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