Spirituality: The Effect on Holistic Patient Care in Nursing Emily Engel, Kristy Ensley, Danielle Freeman, Sarah Gomez, Danica Graafstra, Nataliya James Skagit Valley College The United States is diversified in many ways including freedom of religion and spiritual practices. Spirituality does not only apply to practices held sacred within the religion but also how many people survive and cope with health and illness. Holistic nursing care embraces all that encompasses a person, including
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He patients’ spirituality plays a significant role in their healing and overall health, and most of the patients want their physicians to address their spiritual needs (Tanyi, McKenzie, & Chapek, 2009). To incorporate spiritual care into patients’ care few points should keep in mind. Discerning instances for overt spiritual assessment: this is the initial step in integrating spiritual care into the practices, it is to master how to detect and assess patients’ spiritual needs (Tanyi et al., 2009)
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Spirituality in Nursing: Where Do I Fit In? Abstract Spirituality has many definitions. For some it is a belief in a greater power, a sense of being connected with all living things, or the development of values. For others it is the way to find peace and comfort for their lives. Spirituality is an important component of the care provided to patients by health care providers. Before spiritual care can be given the provider must understand the patient’s spiritual needs. However, this is
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plays a major role to many and with that healthcare providers need to be aware of their own beliefs, while maintaining a respectful and supportive environment for the patients they are caring for and their beliefs. Patients along with nurses often look to their faith when in times of stress and illness. This paper will discuss the Native American spirituality philosophy compared to the Christian philosophy. Native American Spirituality According to the United States census (2000) “4.3 million people
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Running head: SPIRITUAL ASSESSMENT Spiritual Assessment Grand Canyon University: Spirituality in Health Care HLT-310V June 10, 2012 Spiritual Assessment A spiritual assessment can help health care professionals determine if patients have unresolved spiritual concerns or needs. Physical healing and psychological treatment may be complicated if patients are experiencing spiritual distress. Appropriately addressing patients’ spiritual concerns and needs can contribute to more
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Heritage Assessment Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion 03.20.2016 Kristine Matteson In healthcare there is ethnic and cultural diversity in our patient population. Healthcare workers consider the cultural and ethnic backgrounds while interacting and treating
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yReflection: Spirituality This reflection will follow Gibbs (1988) ‘learn by doing’ model to give an account of a personal experience that was faced during a practice placement. Spirituality has been chosen as the topic to reflect upon after the student (the author) was encouraged to address questions about the spiritual part of care, in which positive practice was felt. The incident in question involved a female patient who was suffering with severe depression following a traumatic event several
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achieve his or her full potentials through growing in spirituality. Spirituality, for me, is having and maintaining a personal relationship with the Creator--God. As a Christian, I believe spirituality is very significant in an individual’s life. Personally, my own spirituality helped me become the person that I am today. It has helped me focus on the things that truly matter and see things beyond face value. I can also say that my spirituality helped me to be happier and be a better person.
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Heritage Assessment Tool Stacey Howard Grand Canyon University 4/20/2014 Heritage Assessment Tool The Heritage Assessment Tool is useful in determining how connected an individual is to their specific culture which enables the culturally competent practitioner to identify health traditions, evaluate needs, and create appropriate plans for health maintenance, protection and/or restoration of the patient. Heritage and culture are interchangeable words that represent the concept
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relying on spirituality only for healing. We will communicate with Janelle by being open and honest in planning and assessing care for her and her family. Woodhouse (2011) suggested that effective communication has the potential to engender a therapeutic environment and relationship. Good communication skills are vital for spiritual carers in supporting patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team in dealing with issues such as denial and confusion. According to Amoah (2011), Spirituality is central
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