Sign Up Now
Get instant access to over 1 million+ study documents
OR
Already registered? click here to login
By creating your account, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and student honor code.
Spiritual Care
Spiritual care could be provided by spiritual care professionals (or designated spiritual providers) as well as by health and wellness care clinicians. This is to say that the provision of spiritual care is not a role strictly reserved for a specific individual. I have been in situations whereby spiritual care is provided by a nurse. In such cases, the nature of spiritual care has largely been dictated by the patient’s specific circumstances with regard to their concerns, queries, and outlook. However, spiritual care on this front has often assumed the dimension of the advancement of emotional as well as moral support.
In essence, the role of the clinician as a spiritual provider largely involves “personal wholeness and integrity, leadership and mentoring” (Craigie, 2010, p 94). These roles are largely supportive of the organizational healing qualities. As a matter of fact, Craigie (2010) is of the opinion that any task undertaken towards this end could be deemed a legitimate portion of the process of spiritual care. In that regard, therefore, such roles as active listening, open mindedness, the promotion of holistic care, etc. are all part and parcel of spiritual care.
We, as health and wellness providers, could provide spiritual care in various formats. To begin with, we could provide spiritual care “by means of our intention and presence” (Craigie, 2010, p. 94). This is to say that we must be available to address the physical as well as emotional needs of patients that are key to the promotion of health and wellbeing. Secondly, we could provide spiritual care “by exploring and energizing patients’ spiritual values and resources” (Craigie, 2010, p. 94). This could be done by, amongst other things, easing patient access to materials and items of spiritual relevance. Lastly, we could provide spiritual care “by nurturing the spiritual healing qualities of healthcare organizations” (Craigie, 2010, p. 94). This is a feat that could be accomplished by way of promoting a holistic approach to health care.
References
Craigie, F. C. (2010). Positive Spirituality in Healthcare: Nine Practical Approaches to Pursuing Wholeness for Clinicians, Patients, and Healthcare Organizations. Minneapolis, MN: Mill City Press.
Role of Spirituality in the Treatment of Depression Over the last thirty years, one of the most interesting paradoxes in the study and treatment of depression has been that increased knowledge about the biomedical and genetic causes of the disease has been coupled with a renewed interest in the effect of religion and spirituality on human mental health and well-being. No matter how religion and spirituality are defined -- and many
Role of Advanced Practice Nurse Framework for Clinical Practice Person/Client/Client System Environment Health Nursing/APN (Factors Effecting APN's Practice and Implementation of the APN Nursing Process) Interrelationships of Client System, Environment, Health, and Nursing/APN Role of Advanced Practice Nurse Research shows that an advanced practice nurse (APN) is first of all a nurse that has been recognized as a person that has advanced education. This person is also known t knowledge and skills prepared at the masters or doctorate level.
nursing is both a discipline and a profession All of these affect fundamental nursing values such as emotional support for patients and the importance of touch. Imogene King's conceptual model includes three types of dynamic, interacting systems: personal systems (represented by individuals), interpersonal systems (represented by such dyadic interactions as nurse-patient dialogue), and social systems (represented by larger institutions such as hospitals and families). (Imogene King, J.P. Riehl-Sisca, 1989) further example
photo novellas to test the creative aptitude of nurses working in oncology and palliative care. Researchers asked how they defined spirituality and were told to select between four to six photographs out of a photo novella they captured from their work in the field to represent these feelings. The participants in the study included five female oncology and palliative nurses, all working within Atlantic Canada. Researchers claim that "these
Spiritual Abuse: Pastoral Theology on Mission and Ministry This paper addresses the pastoral doctrine regarding spiritual abuse. An increasing trend has been observed, of 'spiritual abuse' in the house of God, by clergymen. Such abuse entails different degrees of exploitation, manipulation, and mind control. In the past few years, numerous websites and blogs have typically highlighted the "spiritual abuse" phenomenon. The term appears to be enjoying some traction, and has entire
Spiritual care in the past was not considered to be a part of medicine. However, over time both holistic nursing and the health movement have become increasingly involved with the assessment of the patient's religious needs and care. In every day lives, a lot of patients who enter the hospital have strong spiritual beliefs and want to be treated in the same way. There are also cases that a doctor