spirituality Flashcards
spiritual wellness assessment:
give 2, 1, or 0 points, 15-20 points: you have excellent strength in this dimension, 9-14 pts: there is room for improvement, 0-8 pts: this dimension needs a lot of work
spirituality:
complex concept that is unique to each individual and is dependent upon a person’s culture, development, life experiences, beliefs and ideas about life
spiritual wellness:
awareness of inner self, feel connected to others, experience a healthy quality of life
spiritual wellness attritbutes:
harmony, purpose, self acceptance, clear values, positive outlook, peace, balance, growth
joy:
what gives you joy, do you feel fulfilled, what is giving you meaning in life?
spiritual wellness:
positive effect on health, enhanced quality of life, and accept hardship and mortality
two types of spirituality:
religious and non-religious
What does spirituality and health do:
reduces stress, improved health outcomes and chronic conditions, helps with pain management, comfort for the dying and bereaving, enhances recovery from illness and surgery
spiritual distress:
the state in which the individual experiences or is at risk for experiencing a disturbance in his belief system that is the source of his strength and hope
spiritual distress characteristics:
concern with the meaning of life/suffering, and/or death, concern about belief system, anger toward God/religious representatives, no longer participates in religious practices, concern about his/her relationship with God, questions meaning of own existence, alterations in mood, feeling of guilt/shame/hopeless
nursing care:
nurse-patient relationship, compassionate presence, active listening to fears/hopes/pain, respect, freedom of choice, use of support systems, diet, prayer/meditation
nursing action:
offer to contact the pastoral care department, plan activities to promote healing of body, mind, and spirit, offer to teach relaxation, guided imagery, and meditation technique
religion is _____
organized beliefs and worship, “state of doing”
agonistic:
person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena- claims neither faith nor disbelief in God
atheist:
a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods and an ultimate reality
roman catholicism:
meat free diet on Friday’s during lent, birth control may be prohibited, confession, Baptism of infants if prognosis is grave
mormonism/Church of Latter Day Saints
healthful living (no tea, alcohol, coffee, or tobacco), communion
Jehovah’s witness
do not celebrate birthdays or holidays, refusal of blood products/no blood in food, does not believe in immediate afterlife, Jehovah is God
Mennonites:
Christian, pacifism, many speak low german/Spanish, modest apparel for women. God - man - woman
Islam (Muslim)
prayer 3-5x a day facing Mecca, face/hands/feet are washed before prayer, no pork or alcohol, right hand used for everything but elimination
Judaism:
kosher certified foods, sabbath is from sunset Friday to Sunset saturday, Sabbath may not want to use call light, no cremation, circumcisions
Buddhism:
no belief in a personal creator/God, mindfullness and mental clarity, may be vegetarian, prefer family to bathe, toileting, feed
-karma
-suffering is a part of life
Hinduism:
reincarnation, personal hygiene important and must be daily, cremation common on day 2 after death, many are vegetarians, elders have strong influence on decision making