3. SPIRITUAL HEALTH
• WHAT IS SPIRITUAL HEALTH ?
• HOW DOES IT AFFECT GENERAL HEALTH?,
• WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF SPIRITUAL
HEALTH ?
• WHAT ARE THE SPIRITUAL PRACTICES
AFFECTING NURSING CARE? AND
• HOW TO INCORPORATE SPIRITUAL HEALTH IN
THE NURSING PROCESS ?.
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4. SPIRITUALITY
• MEANING :- SPIRITUALITY DERIVES
FROM LATIN WORD SPIRITUS MEANING
WIND OR BREATH –BREATH OF LIFE
(WEBSTER DICTIONARY)
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5. SPIRITUALITY
INVOLVES- BELIEF IN SUPER BEING
RECOGNITION OF MORTALITY
ANSWERS TO QUESTION LIKE
„WHO AM I?‟
„WHAT IS THIS WORLD?
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6. SPIRITUALITY
SPIRITUALITY REFERS TO THAT PART OF
THE BEING HUMAN THAT SEEK
MEANINGFULNESS THROUGH
INTRA,
INTER AND
TRANSPERSONAL CONNECTIONS
( REEDS 1991)
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7. SPIRITUALITY INCLUDES
THE FOLLOWING ASPECT (MART SOLF &
MICKLEY 1998)
1) MEANING (HAVING PURPOSE MAKING
SENSE OF LIFE)
2) VALUE (HAVING CHERISHED BELIEFS &
STANDARDS)
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8. SPIRITUALITY INCLUDES
3. TRANSCENDENCE (APPRECIATING A
DIMENSION THAT IS BEYOND SELF)
METAPHYSICAL.
4. CONNECTING
(RELATING TO SELF OTHERS NATURE &
ULTIMATE OTHER )
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9. SPIRITUALITY INCLUDES
• 5.BECOMING ( WHICH IN VALUES
REFLECTION, ALLOWING LIFE TO
UNFOLD, KNOWING WHO ONE IS)
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10. CONCEPTS OF SPIRITUALITY
SPIRITUAL WELLBEING –
SENSE OF HARMONIOUS INTER
CONNECTEDNESS BETWEEN SELF,
OTHERS NATURE AND AN ULTIMATE
OTHER THAT EXIST BEYOND SPACE AND
TIME.
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14. CONCEPTS RELATED TO
SPIRITUALITY.
FAITH BELIEVE IN / BE COMMITTED TO
SOMETHING / SOMEONE
FAITH GIVES LIFE MEANING PROVIDING
THE INDIVIDUAL WITH STRENGTH IN
TIMES OF DIFFICULTY.
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15. CONCEPTS RELATED TO
SPIRITUALITY.
HOPE IS A CONCEPT THAT INCORPORATES
SPIRITUALITY “ A PROCESS OF
ANTICIPATION THAT INVOLVES THE
INTERACTION OF THINKING, ACTING,
FEELING AND RELATING AND IS
DIRECTED TOWARDS A FUTURE
FULFILLMENT THAT IS PERSONALLY
MEANINGFUL‟
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16. CONCEPTS RELATED TO
SPIRITUALITY.
IN THE ABSENCE OF HOPE A PERSON
GIVES UP & ILLNESS IS LIKELY TO
PROGRESS MOVE RAPIDLY.
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17. CONCEPTS RELATED TO
SPIRITUALITY.
TRANSCENDENCE THE CAPACITY TO
REACH OUT BEYOND ONESELF, TO
EXTEND ONESELF BEYOND PERSONAL
CONCERNS AND TO TAKE ON BROADER
LIFE PERSPECTIVES, ACTIVITIES AND
PURPOSES.
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18. CONCEPTS RELATED TO
SPIRITUALITY.
FORGIVENESS :-
INCREASED ATTENTION AMONG HEALTH
CARE PROFESSIONALS ASSIST CLIENT TO
UNDERSTAND PROCESS OF
FORGIVENESS
CLIENTS SEEK FORGIVENESS DURING
ILLNESS FROM OTHERS AS WELL AS
GOD.
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19. IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING
ABOUT SPIRITUAL NEEDS
1.HOLISTIC NURSING PROVIDES CARE TO
MIND, BODY & SPIRIT IT COMPLETES
THE
2.MEETING THE CLIENTS SPIRITUAL
NEEDS CAN DECREASE SUFFERING AND
AID IN PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALING.
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20. IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING
ABOUT SPIRITUAL NEEDS
3. MEETING SPIRITUAL NEEDS
4. COPING BEHAVIOR ESPECIALLY DURING
ILLNESS ( ACCEPTANCE)
5. THIS EXPERIENCE(ILLNESS) IN LIFE
HELPS THE CLIENT IN THEIR OWN
SPIRITUAL GROWTH
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21. IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING
ABOUT SPIRITUAL NEEDS
6. HELPS IN APPROACHING DEATH
PEACEFULLY.
7. BEING AWARE OF SPIRITUAL NEEDS &
THE PROCESS OF HELPING CLIENTS,
HELPS THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL IN
THEIR OWN SPIRITUAL GROWTH
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22. EXAMPLES OF SPIRITUAL NEEDS.
• NEED FOR LOVE
• NEED FOR HOPE
• NEED FOR FORGIVENESS
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23. EXAMPLES OF SPIRITUAL NEEDS.
• NEED TO BE RESPECTED AND VALUED
• NEED FOR DIGNITY
• NEED FOR MEANING TO THE FULLNESS
OF LIFE.
• NEED FOR VALUES
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24. EXAMPLES OF SPIRITUAL NEEDS.
• NEED FOR CREATIVITY
• NEED TO CONNECT WITH GOD/HIGHER
POWER/OR A BEING GREATER THAN
ONESELF.
• NEED TO BELONG TO A COMMUNITY
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25. CHARACTERISTICS INDICATIVE OF
SPIRITUAL WELL BEING.
• SENSE OF INNER PEACE.
• COMPASSION FOR OTHERS
• REVERENCE FOR LIFE.
• GRATITUDE
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27. CHARACTERISTICS INDICATIVE OF
SPIRITUAL WELL BEING.
• GENEROSITY
• ABILITY TO TRANSCEND THE SELF.
• CAPACITY OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
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28. SPIRITUAL PRACTICES AFFECTING
N/C
• SACRED WRITINGS: PEOPLE OFTEN GAIN
STRENGTH, AND HOPE FROM READING
RELIGIOUS WRITINGS WHEN THEY ARE
ILL OR IN CRISIS.
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31. SPIRITUAL PRACTICES AFFECTING
N/C
• PRAYER & MEDITATION
• THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRAYER &
MEDITATION IS NOT ALWAYS CLEAR,
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32. Spiritual practices affecting N/C
• BUT A SIMPLE APPROACH MIGHT BE
„PRAYER IS WHEN I TALK TO GOD,
MEDITATION IS WHEN I LISTEN‟.
• PRAYER HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO
HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON PERSONS
WELL BEING (DOSSEY 1996)
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33. Spiritual practices affecting N/C
• PROFESSIONAL CAREGIVERS ARE
ALWAYS TAUGHT TO OBTAIN CONSENT
BEFORE INTERVENTION.
• PRAYER LIKE SURGERY COULD HAVE
POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECT.
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34. SPIRITUAL PRACTICES AFFECTING
N/C
• BELIEF AFFECTING DIET & NUTRITION
• VEGETARIANS & NON VEGETARIANS
• AVOIDING CERTAIN TYPES OF NON
VEGETARIAN FOOD.
• AVOIDING NON VEGETARIAN ON
CERTAIN DAYS.
• FOOD TIMINGS –E.g. BEFORE 6 P.M.
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37. SPIRITUAL PRACTICES AFFECTING
N/C
• BELIEFS RELATED TO BIRTH.
• RITUALS RELATED TO BIRTH ARE
DIFFERENT IN DIFFERENT CULTURES.
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38. SPIRITUAL PRACTICES AFFECTING
N/C
• BELIEFS RELATED TO DEATH
• RITUAL ARE DIFFERENT IN DIFFERENT
FAITH
• NURSE BE AWARE OF THEM
• PROVIDE ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO
THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR
TRADITIONAL DEATH RITUALS
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39. ROLE OF A NURSES IN
RELATIONSHIP TO SPIRITUAL
HEALTH
• INCORPORATING SPIRITUAL HEALTH IN
NURSING PROCESS
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40. ASSESSMENT:-
• JOINT COMMISSION ON
ACCREDITATION FOR HEALTH CARE
ORGANIZATION (2000) MANDATES
THAT SPIRITUAL BELIEFS & PRACTICE BE
ASSESSED FOR INSTITUTIONALIZED
CLIENTS
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42. NURSING HISTORY:-
THE CLIENT THOSE ARE RISK OF
SPIRITUAL DISTRESS OR MANIFESTING
UNHEALTHY SPIRITUAL NEED SHOULD
HAVE MORE THOROUGH ASSESSMENT.
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44. ASSESSMENT
– VERBALIZATION: MENTION GOD/
HIGHER POWER FEAR OF DEATH,
MEANING OF LIFE, INNER CONFLICT
MEANING OF SUFFERING,
MORAL/ETHICAL IMPLICATION
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45. ASSESSMENT
• AFFECT AND ATTITUDE: - LONELY
DEPRESSED, ANGRY, ANXIOUS
AGITATED, APATHETIC OR PRE-
OCCUPIED?
• IPR: - WHO VISITS?
• RESPONSE TO VISITORS, RELATIONSHIP
WITH OTHER CLIENTS, NURSES .
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51. IMPLEMENTATION: NURSING
ACTION
• WHEN CLIENT IS EXPERIENCING
HELPLESSNESS, VULNERABLE.
• NURSE‟S PRESENCE IS THE BEST & ONLY
INTERVENTION TO SUPPORT THE
CLIENT. RATHER THAN SAYING/DOING
“THE RIGHT THING”
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52. IMPLEMENTATION: NURSING
ACTION
• SUPPORTING RELIGIOUS PRACTICES:
ALLOWING THE CLIENT TO PRACTICE
HOLYDAY, DIET, DRESS.
• ASSISTING CLIENT‟S PRAYER: -
PRIVATE/GROUP INVOLVES A SENSE OF
LOVE OF CONNECTEDNESS
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS.
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55. IMPLEMENTATION: NURSING
ACTION
THE MAJOR ROLE OF NURSE IS TO
PROVIDE INFORMATION THE CLIENT .
THE CLIENT NEEDS TO MAKE AN
INFORMED DECISION AND THE NURSE
MUST SUPPORT THE CLIENT‟S DECISION
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56. EVALUATION
• USING MEASURABLE DESIRED OUTCOMES
DEVELOPED DURING THE PLANNING PHASE
THE NURSE COLLECTS DATA & JUDGES
WHETHER CLIENT GOAL IS ACHIEVED
• EG. VISIT BY …..
• PRAYING
• READING RELIGIOUS BOOKS.
• FOUND CONSOLATION IN ACTIVITY
• STATES „GOD IS MERCIFUL”.
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58. PRECAUTIONS:-
• FOR WHAT PURPOSE AM I SHARING MY
BELIEF OR PRACTICES? BY DOING SO
AM I MEETING MY NEEDS OR MY
CLIENTS?
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59. PRECAUTIONS:-
• IS MY SPIRITUAL CARE REFLECTING A
SPIRITUAL ASSESSMENT
• AM I PREYING A VULNERABLE CLIENT?
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60. PRECAUTIONS:-
• AM I OFFERING MY BELIEFS OR
PRACTICES IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS
MY CLIENT COMFORTABLY TO REFUSE?
• DOES MY SPIRITUAL CARE HURT OR
CONTRIBUTE TO A THERAPEUTIC
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CLIENTS?
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61. SUMMARY
• SPIRITUALITY IS THE SENSE OF A
PRESENCE OR MEANING HIGHER THAN
HUMAN THAT IS INTRINSIC TO HUMAN
NATURE AND DEEP RESOURCE FOR
HEALING.
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62. SUMMARY
• SPIRITUAL FORMS OF EXPRESSION CAN
AND DO HAVE EFFECTS ON AN
INDIVIDUAL‟S PHYSICAL WELL-BEING.
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63. SUMMARY
• THE CONCEPT OF SPIRITUALITY AS A
UNIFYING THEME IN OUR LIVES
DEMONSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF
THE SPIRITUAL DIMENSION
INFLUENCING A PERSON‟S PHYSICAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL AND
DEVELOPMENTAL HEALTH.
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64. SUMMARY
• FAITH IN A HIGHER POWER OR IN ONE‟S
CHOICE OF HOW TO LIVE LIFE CAN
ENABLE A PERSON TO TAKE ACTION.
• RELIGIOUS CARE INVOLVES HELPING
CLIENTS MAINTAIN THEIR
FAITHFULNESS TO THEIR BELIEF
SYSTEMS AND WORSHIP PRACTICES.
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65. SUMMARY
• COMMON RELIGIOUS RITUALS INCLUDE
PRIVATE WORSHIP PRAYER. SINGING,
USE OF A ROSARY AND SCRIPTURE
READING.
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66. SUMMARY
• HOPE IS A MULTIDIMENSIONAL CONCEPT
THAT ENERGIZES, IS FUTURE ORIENTED,
AND GIVES INDIVIDUALS A MOTIVATION
TO ACHIEVE AND TO FACE
DIFFICULTIES.
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67. SUMMARY
• SPIRITUAL HEALTH IS A BALANCE
BETWEEN A PERSON‟S LIFE VALUES AND
GOALS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP
WITHIN THEM SELVES AND OTHERS
THAT CAN BE THREATENED BY ILLNESS
OR LOSS.
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68. SUMMARY
• THE STRENGTH OF A CLIENT‟S
SPIRITUALITY INFLUENCES HOW HE OR
SHE COPES WITH SUDDEN ILLNESS AND
HOW QUICKLY HE OR SHE CAN MOVE TO
RECOVERY.
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69. SUMMARY
• TERMINAL ILLNESS CREATES AN
UNCERTAINLY ABOUT WHAT DEATH
MEANS AND THUS CAN MAKE CLIENTS
SUSCEPTIBLE TC SPIRITUAL DISTRESS.
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70. SUMMARY
• CLIENTS WHO HAVE HAD A NEAR-DEATH
EXPERIENCE ARE OFTEN RELUCTANT TO
DISCUSS IT AND THINK CAREGIVERS
WILL NOT UNDERSTAND, BUT BEING
GIVEN A CHANCE TO EXPLORE WHAT
HAPPENED CAN BE SPIRITUALLY
UPLIFTING.
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71. SUMMARY
• A SPIRITUAL ASSESSMENT IS MOST
SUCCESSFUL WHEN THE NURSE APPLIES
KNOWLEDGE THAT PERTAINS TO
THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION,
PRINCIPLES OF LOSS AND GRIEF AND
KNOWLEDGE OF CARING PRACTICES.
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72. SUMMARY
• THE PERSONAL NATURE OF
SPIRITUALITY REQUIRES OPEN
COMMUNICATION AND THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST BETWEEN
NURSE AND CLIENT.
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73. SUMMARY
• IF A CLIENTS RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
CONFLICT WITH MEDICAL TREATMENT,
OPTIONS TO NURSES AND OTHER
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS CAN BE
LIMITED.
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74. SUMMARY
• ANGER IS A TYPICAL RESPONSE TO THE
LIMITATIONS POSED BY ILLNESS;
HOWEVER IF CLIENTS CAN SEEK
SOLUTIONS FOR HOW TO DEAL WITH
ANY LIMITATIONS, SPIRITUAL WELL-
BEING MAY BE AN IMPORTANT COPING
RESOURCE.
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75. SUMMARY
• AN IMPORTANT PART OF SPIRITUAL
ASSESSMENT IS LEARNING WHO ARE
THE CLIENT‟S FRIENDS OR FAMILY WHO
SHARE A COMMUNITY OF FAITH.
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76. SUMMARY
• CONFIDENCE IS CRITICAL THINKING
ATTITUDE THAT WORKS TO BUILD
TRUST, ENABLING THE NURSE AND
CLIENT TO ENTER INTO A HEALING
RELATIONSHIP TOGETHER.
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77. SUMMARY
• IN A HOSPITAL SETTING, ONE OF THE
BEST RESOURCES TO UTILIZE IN
PLANNING A CLIENT‟S SPIRITUAL CARE
IS THE HOSPITAL‟S PASTORAL CARE
DEPARTMENT.
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78. SUMMARY
• CENTRAL TO A HEALING RELATIONSHIP
IS MOBILIZING THE CLIENTS HOPE.
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79. SUMMARY
• PART OF A CLIENT‟S CARE GIVING
ENVIRONMENT CAN BE THE REGULAR
PRESENCE OF FAMILY. FRIENDS AND
SPIRITUAL ADVISORS.
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80. SUMMARY
• DEPENDING ON A CLIENT‟S RELIGION,
CERTAIN FOODS MAY BE RESTRICTED IN
THE DIET.
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81. SUMMARY
• PRAYER IS AN EFFECTIVE COPING
RESOURCE FOR PHYSICAL AND
PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS.
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82. SUMMARY
• ESTABLISHING A CONNECTEDNESS WITH
A CLIENT ENABLES THE CLIENT TO
EXPRESS CONCERNS AND PROGRESS
THROUGH GRIEF WORK.
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83. CONCLUSION: -
• NURSES ARE IN A POSITION TO
RESTORE BALANCE TO THE RECENTLY
DOMINATED TECHNICAL PHYSICAL ROLE
OF NURSE.
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84. CONCLUSION: -
• YOU CANNOT CURE THE EYE WITHOUT
THE HEAD OF HEAD OUT THE BODY SO
NEITHER OUGHT TO ATTEMPT TO CURE
THE BODY WITH OUT THE SOUL”
…..PLATO
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