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Spirituality #5
Question | Answer |
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Spirituality | is awareness of one's inner self and a sense of connection to a higher being, nature or to some purpose greater than oneself. |
Self-transcendence | is the belief that there is a force outside of and greater than the person. |
connectedness | intrapersonally connected within oneself to spirituality, inter personally connected with other and the environment and transpersoanlly connected with the unseen, God or a higher power. |
faith | allows people to believe in and establish transpersonal connections |
existential reality | that provide unique and subjective experience for all people. |
beliefs and values | provide the foundation of truth |
inner strength | give people ability to make difficult decisions |
atheist | do not believe in existence of God |
agnostic | who believe that there is no known ultimate reality |
sprititual well-being | is often described as having two dimensions. the vertical dimension supports the transcendent relationship between a person and God or some other higher power. The horizontal dimension describes positive relationships and connections people have with oth |
hope | spirituality and faith foster this |
spiritual distress | is the "impaired ability to experience and integrate meaning and purpose in life through connectedness with self, others,art, music, literature, nature, and or power greater than self. |
Spirituality | Spirituality exists in all people, two identifying themes: unifying theme in people's lives and a state of being. |
Spirituality | has eight distinct but overlapping constructs. Inner peace and harmony, energy, self-transcendence, connectedness, faith, existential reality, beliefs and values, and inner strength. |
spirituality and health | to provide meaningful and supportive spiritual care, it is important for nurses to understand the concepts of spirituality, spiritual well-being, faith religion and hope. |
spiritual health | finding a balance between their values, goals, beliefs and their relationships withing themselves and with others. |
spiritual problems | illness, loss grief or major life change occur, people either use spiritual resources to help them cope or spiritual needs and concerns develop. |
Acute illness | sudden unexpected illness that poses both immediate and a long-term threat to a client's life, health, and /or well-being creates significant spiritual distress |
chronic illness | threaten the person's independence, causing fear, anxiety and spiritual distress. Dependence on others create feelings of powerlessness. |
terminal illness | commonly cause fears of physical pain, isolation, the unknown and dying. |
Nursing process | use assessment data to identify areas of strength and support: encourage caregivers to participate in spiritual behaviors to enhance well being;consider cultural differences and find community resources |
assessment | use belief: Belief system, ethics, lifestyle, involvement in religious community, education and future events |
hinduism | modern medical science/sins cause illness, no prolonging life/time for prayer purity rituals, allow amulets, rituals and symbols |
sikhism | modern medical science/ females examine females, removal of undergarment cause distress/devotional prayer and religious symbols |
buddhism | modern medical science/refuses treatment on holy days, spirits cause illness, wants buddhist priest, no euthanasia, accepts death as part of life, accepts withdrawal of life support/ maintain good health, sometimes no meds chemicals harm body. |
islam | practice five pillars of islam, fatalistic view of health/faith healing, family members comfort, group prayer, withdrawal of life support,death is predetermined, maintains sense of hope/women prefer female providers, family in room |
judaism | sanctity of life, god and medicine have balance, refuse treatment on sabbath/visiting sick obligation,obligation healthy living/nurse to provide competant care, family with dying patient |
christianity | modern medicine, alternative medicine/ prayer faith healing, visits of clergy, anointing of sick when ill or near death(Catholic) /maintain health, allow prayer |
navajos | fundamental place of humans and their place in universe/ blessingway is to remove illness by stories, song, riutals, prayers,symbols and sand paintings/ holistic approach of medicine, not on time provide education on wellness not prevention |
appalachians | nature controls life, folk healers, christian members/dislike hospitals, episodic treatment,anxious in unfamiliar settings, encourage communication with family and friends. |
nursing diagnosis | anxiety/ineffective coping/fear/ complicated grieving/ hopelesness/ powerlessness/ readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being/spirtiual distress, risk for spiritual distress |
planning | client will express a acceptance of his illness, client reports ability to rely on family member for support, client initiates social interactions with family and friends. |
dietary regulations:hindu | vegetarians |
dietary:buddhist | vegetarians no alcohol fast on holy days |
dietary islam | no pork or alcohol fast during ramaddan |
dietary christianity | no alcohol or caffeine for baptist, evangelicals or renecostals |
dietary jehovah's wittnesses | no blood in food |
dietary restrictions:mormonism | no alcohol or caffeine |
dietary restrictions: native american | individual |
restoring or continuing care | prayer, meditaion, supporting grief |
evaluation | client's spiritual care requires the nurse to think critically in determining efforts at restoring or maintaining the client's spiritual health. |