Caring/Holism Flashcards
Why is self care important?
Mayeroff relates caring to a parasitic relationship in which balance and continual growth is needed; Kennedy notes that burnout comes with being focused on other all the time the expense paid is health, well-being, and the ability to lead effectively for a sustained amount of time
Factors that influence burnout
covid, staffing, PTSD, unhealthy stress management, not taking time for yourself, not getting professional help if you need it
What are the inter-related concepts of spirituality?
communication, development, culture, family dynamics, cognition
Constructs of Spirituality
self transcendence; connectedness, faith, hope, spiritual well being, religion
Religious Care
helping patients maintain faithfulness to their belief system and worship practices
Spiritual Care
helping people identify meaning and purpose in life, look beyond the present, and maintain personal relations as well as a relationship with a higher being or life force
Spiritual Health
represents a balance, matures with increasing awareness of meaning purpose and life values, spiritual beliefs change as patients grow and develop
Spiritual Distress
impaired ability to experience and integrate meaning and purpose in life through connectedness with self, others, nature and/or a power greater than oneself; acute illnes, chronic illness, terminal illness, near death experience
Critical Thinking in Spiritual Care
apply knowledge, experience, standards and attitudes; personal experience in caring for patients in spiritual distress is valuable when helping patients select coping options; each person has a unique spirituality
Clinical Decision Making Process - Recognize Cues
assessment expresses a level of caring and support; taking a faith history reveals patients beliefs about life, health, and a supreme being; through the patients eyes; assessment tools; faith/belief (ask about religious source of guidance and understand the patients philisophy of life)
Life and Self Responsibilty
ask about a patients understanding of illness limitations or threats and how the patient will adjust
Connectedness
ask about how the patients ability to express a sense of related to something greater than self
How to Include a Spiritual Aspect to Care Planning
goals and outcomes: a spiritual care plan includes realistic and individualized goals with relevant outcomes; setting priorities: the client identifies what is most important; teamwork and collaboration: in a hospital setting, the pastoral care department is a valuable resource
Caring
is defined as displaying kindness and concern for others; the work or practice of looking after those unable to care for themselves, especially sick and elderly people
What is caring in nursing?
fundamental concept that encompasses the emotional, physical and psychological support provided by nurses to their patients; it goes beyond simply administering medical treatment and involves showing empathy, compassion, and respect for the patients dignity and autonomy
Philosophy
the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence; it is the most basic beliefs, concepts, and attitudes of an individual or group
What are the ingredients of caring?
knowing, alternating rhythms, patience, honesty, trust, humility, hope, courage
Knowing
i must understand the others needs and I must be able to respond properly to them, and clearly good intentions do not guarantee this
Alternating Rhythms
a rhythm of moving back and forth between a narrower and wider framework of action/interaction
Patience
by patiently listening to the distraught man, by being present for him, we give him space to think and feel; perhaps instead of speaking of space and time, it would be truer to say that the patient man gives the other room to live; he enlarges the others living room, whereas the impatient man narrows it
Honesty
to care for the other, I must see the other as it is and not as I would like it to be or feel it must be; If i am to help the other to grow, I must respond to its chaning needs; even when the facts are unpleasant, I respect them, for it is only by taking them seriously that I can be in touch with the other and care for it
Trust
caring involves trusting the other to grow in its own time and in its own way
Humility
through caring I come to a truer appreciation of my limitations as well as my strengths; my limitations are neither resented nor glorified and I can find joy in the successful use of my skills
Hope
there is hope that th eother wil grow through my caring which is more general than hope as a specific expectation; it is like in some ways to the hope that accompanies the coming of spring
Courage
trust in the other to grow and in my own ability to care gives me courage to go into the unknown; but it is also true that without the courage to go into the unkown such trust would be impossible
