How Nurses View Spiritual Care and Awareness of Own Spiritual Development

Question 1

Information about you that you don’t know but others do know

Answer 1

Blind Self

Question 2

Information about you that both you & others know

Answer 2

Open Self

Question 3

Information about you that you know but others don’t know

Answer 3

Hidden Self

Question 4

Information about you that neither you nor others know

Answer 4

Unknown self

Question 5

Prejudice/against someone/something

Answer 5

Biases

Question 6

This is an important aspect of becoming a full-spectrum nurse

Answer 6

Self-knowledge

Question 7

Demands an open manner of thinking that invites rather than excludes

Answer 7

Spiritual Care

Question 8

Trying to be all things to all people. What is the appropriate nursing intervention for this?

Answer 8

Refer to more knowledgeable and experience in religion and spirituality, with the patients permission, of course

Question 9

The nurse must first obtain a greater degree of self-knowledge by

Answer 9

1. Being open to the many possibilities for diverse thinking
2. Welcoming challenging experiences that allow for personal growth
3. Taking time to think about how your actions and biases might affect the care of others

Question 10

What are the barriers to spiritual care?

Answer 10

1. Difference in Spirituality Between Nurse & Patient
2. There is a lack of General Awareness of Spirituality
3. Lack of Awareness of own spiritual belief system
4. Fear that the Knowledge Base is Insufficient
5. Fear of Where Spiritual Discussions May Lead

Question 11

What are the barriers to spiritual care?

Answer 11

1. Difference in Spirituality Between Nurse & Patient
2. There is a lack of General Awareness of Spirituality
3. Lack of Awareness of own spiritual belief system
4. Fear that the Knowledge Base is Insufficient
5. Fear of Where Spiritual Discussions May Lead

Question 12

Fear that inquiring the spiritual domain might cause harm to patient

Answer 12

Fear of Where Spiritual Discussions May Lead

Question 13

Nurses were found to be unsure of what constituted spiritual problems and spiritual interventions

Answer 13

Fear that Knowledge Base is Insufficient

Question 14

You need awareness to your own spiritual journey to integrate the spiritual domain into the patient care

Answer 14

Lack of awareness of own spiritual belief system

Question 15

Not all nurses incorporated any kind of spiritual assessment into their care

Answer 15

There is a lack of general awareness of spirituality

Question 16

You must be very careful not to impose your beliefs on the patient

Answer 16

Difference in Spirituality Between Nurse & Patient

Question 17

What are the 3 steps in spiritual growth for nurses?

Answer 17

1. Developing a greater awareness of the spirit within self in order to be a better listener for the patient
2. Opening the self by being totally present with the patient
3. Allowing the patient to share his feelings & emotions without reserve