The World Health Organization, physicians, and patients acknowledge that spirituality is important to practice and helps to create hope, faith and compassion in health care, and also plays an important part in restoration of health. (1998). Seeker believes that spiritual practice in healthcare helps the individual cope with stress, anxiety, and fear, as well as gives the individual a feeling of hopeful and an overall healthier behavior, allowing the body to heal more effectively (2011). In this mixed environment of technology and spirituality, a healing hospital can help address the concerns of the patients of today. This paper will focus on those mechanism of a healing hospital and their relationship to spirituality.
Nurses should get effective workforce planning to get more data and information. 4. Nurses should practice and get higher level of education and training. The nursing education primary goal is patient safety. “Two consensus reports from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) which calls for greater interprofessional education of physicians, nurses, and other health professionals, as well as new methods of improving and demonstrating competency throughout one’s career (IOM, 2003b, 2009)” The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation of nursing research network is estimate costs of nursing education for different degree levels.
It is something that is very important patients that are cared for. Patients use their spirituality to allow them cope with illnesses they may be going through or with dealing with a loss. Respecting a patients’ spirituality and worldviews is crucial to ensuring that the patients feel well cared for completely. Nurses need to be compassionate respectful at all times when a responsible for the physical, emotional and spiritual lives of a patient. References http://www.biblicalworldview.com/a_instructor.html Foundations of Christian spirituality in health care [online lecture].
It would be easy for nurses to just throw up our hands and say “oh well” but we must see it more as a challenge to be creative and think out of the box for the future of our patients. To meet these challenges, the discipline of nursing should give increasing attention to certain theories, concepts, and models such as primary health care (as opposed to “illness care”), health promotion, health protection, motivation, patient safety, and quality of life (McEwen and Wills, 2011, p. 461). As we plunge forward into the abyss, one must remember Christian nursing will forever be a ministry of compassionate health care to anyone in need, for example, offering that glass water or juice or holding a hand (Shelly & Miller, 2006, p.282). In McEwen & Ellis (2011), they discuss how nursing should incorporate a variety of theories and other avenues into a comprehensive approach to caring for our patients. In order to accomplish this, the profession must seek to develop more middle range theories, situation-based theories, and improve our evidence based practice procedures.
By applying the Watson caring theory in caring for patients, “it allows nurses to practice the art of caring, to provide compassion to ease patients’ and families’ suffering, and to promote their healing and dignity but it can also contribute to expand the nurse’s own actualization” (Cara, 2003, p 2). Watson believes it is crucial that nurses apply caring values to their practice because it is essentially a byproduct in discovering the meaning of the nursing profession (Theory of Human Caring, n.d.). The foundation of this paper is to expound on the caring theory Jean Watson designed “to bring meaning and focus to nursing as a distinct health profession” (Cara, 2003, p 2). Description of the Theorist In the 1940’s, Jean Watson was born in West Virginia in a small town in the Appalachian Mountains. In 1961, graduated from the Lewis Gale School of Nursing, furthering her career at the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1964, received a bachelor’s degree, in 1966 a Master’s degree in psychiatric and mental health nursing and in 1973, a Ph.D. in educational psychology and counseling.
An equal nurse-patient relationship is important in order to ensure that safe, effective and personal health care is delivered and that the patients’ needs are appropriately met (The Health Foundation, 2012). Briant and Freshwater (1998) discuss how the development of the nurse-patient relationship may be effected; they further this, stating that everyone differs in regards to their personal boundaries and how they perceive interpersonal interactions from others. In consideration of this, in order for a nurse to develop the required skills in order to form an effective nurse patient relationship, they must recognise the individual boundaries of their patients. The professional expectation of nurses is very high and this is something which is greatly acknowledged within society. The media is very influential in regards to how society perceives nurses; this is something which has altered the image of nursing within the past, (Benison and Voogd, 2008) Appropriate examples of cases which have been focused upon within media will be underlined and discussed throughout this essay.
Support your response with evidence-based literature. Include in-text citations and references for each of the scholarly sources used. Respond to other learners' posts in a manner that initiates or contributes to discussion. End-of-life care can be a very complex and emotional issue for a nurse to talk to their elderly patient about. It is important for the nurse to be familiar with end-of-life care options and opportunities in order to educate the patient and support them with whatever decision they choose.
As the diversity of the United States continues to grow, health care facilities are becoming more culturally challenged. A big component to healing is assessing cultural and spiritual needs of patients and their families, and providing a holistic approach to healing. By building awareness in meeting the needs of diverse populations, the health care facilities of America will soon understand the components that are needed to provide healing. The purpose of this paper is to examine the spiritual perspectives of healing and compare Christianity to the religious beliefs of Native Americans, Sikhs, and Baha’i’s, identify critical components needed to offer a culture of healing, and reflect on the unique roles health care providers offer as they set aside their own beliefs to meet the needs of
These terms include patient, health, and environment. The paper will also examine the personal and professional values that are crucial for a nurse to possess. Finally, the paper will address the role of the Regis Mission in contributing to the professional values of a nursing graduate. Definition of Terms • Nursing is defined by the The International Council of Nurses (ICN) as, “autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well, and in all settings,” (International Council of Nurses, 2010). Due to the broadness of this definition, nurses must be able to adapt to varying patients and environmental factors.
Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to The Regent University Writing Center, Student Center #117, 1000 Regent University Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23464. Email: writing@regent.edu PRAYER PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING Abstract Because religion or spirituality is important to many people, mental health workers need to be aware of the issues surrounding each so that they will be able to help clients more effectively. Prayer plays a large part in the lives of many religious people, and sometimes, clients desire prayer to be a part of their therapy. Instead of ignoring the topics of religion and prayer, mental health practitioners need to be aware of the ethical guidelines surrounding these issues. Also, 2 they should be educated in when and how to incorporate spiritual treatment methods into therapy and then strive to remain updated on these topics.