Spirituality Flashcards

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words that are often used interchange- ably by clients and professionals alike, yet the nursing literature typically distinguishes them as separate concepts.

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Spirituality and religion

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generally thought to refer to the human tendency to seek meaning and purpose in life, inner peace and acceptance, forgiveness and harmony,
hope, beauty, and so forth.

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Spirituality

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usually applied to ritualistic practices and organized beliefs. Indeed, there has been a tendency in nursing—as in psychology and other fields—to separate these two concepts.

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Religion

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person who doubts the existence of God or a Supreme Being or believes the existence of God has not been proved.

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Agnostic

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one without belief in a deity. A nursing study of their preferences for nursing care found that respondents wanted to be respected for their nonbelief and not have clinicians refer to God or offer prayer

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Atheist

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an intuitive, interpersonal, altruistic, and integrative expression that is contingent on the nurse’s awareness of the transcendent dimension of life but that reflects the client’s reality.

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Spiritual nursing care

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“a disturbance in the belief or value system that provides strength, hope, and meaning to life”.

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Spiritual distress

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often portrayed as the opposite of spiritual distress. thought to not occur by chance, but by choice.

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Spiritual health

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It refers to the spiritual beliefs or ways of thinking that help people cope with their challenges. both positive and negative, has received considerable research attention during the past couple of de- cades.

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Spiritual coping

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involves humans pleading or experiencing the divine

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Prayer

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A type of prayer that is Hail Mary, memorized prayers that can be repeated

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Ritual

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A type of prayer that is “God,cure me!”or intercessory prayers when one is requesting something of the divine

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Petitionary

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A type of prayer that involves conversational prayers

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Colloquial

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A type of prayer that involves moments of silence focused on nothing, a meaningful phrase, or a certain aspect of the divine

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Meditational

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the act of focusing one’s thoughts or engaging in self-reflection or contemplation.

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Meditation

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Some people believe that, through this, one can influence or control physical and psycho- logical functioning and the course of illness

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Deep meditation

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Who are not to eat shellfish or pork,

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Orthodox Jews

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Who are not to drink alcoholic beverages or eat pork.

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Muslims

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Who are not to drink caffeinated or alcoholic beverages.

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Mormons

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Who may choose not to eat meat on Fridays because this was prescribed in years past.

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Catholics

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Who are often vegetarian, not wanting to take life to support life.

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Buddhists and Hindus

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These people require kosher food, which is food prepared according to their law.

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Jewish

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Solemn religious observances and feast days throughout the year and may include fasting or special foods, reflection, rituals, and prayer may be referred to as

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Holy days

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Holy days for Jewish

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Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

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Holy days for Christians

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Good Friday and Christmas

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Holy day for Buddhas birthday

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Buddhist

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Holy days for Hindus

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celebration of Lord Shiva - Mahashivarathri

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Holy days for Islam

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Month long Ramadan

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traditionally gather on Friday at noon to worship and learn about their faith.

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Muslims

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observe the “Lord’s Day” on Sunday

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Christians

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observe Saturday as their Sabbath.

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Jews and Sabbatarian Christians (e.g., Seventh- Day Adventists)

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Examples of sacred symbols that carry religious or spiritual significance.

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jewelry, medals, amulets, icons, totems, or body ornamentation

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These group of people carry a rosary for prayer

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Roman catholic

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This group of people carry a mala, or string of prayer beads.

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Muslim

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They believe that it is important to have their heads covered at all times and therefore wear yarmulkes.

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Orthodox and conservative Jewish men

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They cover their hair with a wig or scarf as a sign of respect to God.

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Orthodox Jewish women

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They wear temple undergarments in compliance with religious dictates.

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Mormon

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imperative that they not shave their SIDEBURNS hair

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Hasidic Jewish men

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imperative that they not shave ANY hair

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Khalsa

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What religions the birth of a child is an important event giving cause for celebration.

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All

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The mother may recite a prayer. As soon as it is born, its father or someone else will recite a call to prayer into the infant’s ears.

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Muslims

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performs a number of religious rituals when a baby is born.

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Hindus

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parents will have their babies christened or baptized at some point; however, for some, if their infant is dying, they may want a baptism as soon as possible.

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Christians

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These religion practice male circumcision is obligatory

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Jewish and Islamic

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They never practice circumcision

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Hindus

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Muslims who are dying want their body or head turned toward what

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Mecca

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Hindus who are dying want to face where?

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South

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Whose tradition requires a ritual bath and body preparation for burial may be done by a family member or by a ritual burial society on the persons death?

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Muslim, Hindu, and Jewish

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They have a tradition of burial within 24 hours following death.

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Jews and Muslims

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They cremate the body within 24 hours. Then the bereaved family observes a period of isolation given their defilement from living with the deceased.

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Hindus

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They practice “sit Shiva” (gather to pay respects) for several days in the home of the deceased.

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Jews

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They perform prayers and rituals to aid the deceased to a better next life.

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Buddhist

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Who mandates that each client admitted to one of its accredited institutions must be assessed for spiritual beliefs and practices.

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The joint commission

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The questions provided in the accompanying Assessment Inter- view may be suitable. What help the nurse to ask appropriate questions?

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FICA

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What Does FICA stand for?

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Faith or beliefs

Implications or influence

Community

Address

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“a state of suffering related to the impaired ability to experience meaning in life through connections with self, others, the world, or a superior being”

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Spiritual distress

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This recognizes that spiritual well-being is a “pattern of experiencing and integrating meaning and purpose in life through connectedness with self, others, art, music, literature, nature, and/or a power greater than oneself, which can be strengthened”.

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Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Well- Being

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Defined as “vulnerable to an impaired ability to experience and integrate meaning and purpose in life through connectedness with self, literature, nature, and/or a power greater than oneself, which may com- promise health”.

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Risk for Spiritual Distress

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three nursing diagnoses that reflect client religious issues:

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Impaired Religiosity

Risk for Impaired Religiosity

Readiness for Enhanced Religiosity

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related to apprehension about soul’s future after death and unpreparedness for death.

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Fear

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related to failure to live within the precepts of one’s faith.

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Chronic Low or Situational Low Self- Esteem

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related to spiritual distress.

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Insomnia

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related to feelings of abandonment by God and loss of religious faith.

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Ineffective Coping

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related to conflict between treatment plan and religious beliefs.

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Decisional Conflict

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includes actions as diverse as recognizing and validating the inner resources of an individual, such as coping methods, humor, motivation, self- determination, positive attitude, and optimism

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Spiritual nursing care

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Planning in relation to spiritual needs may involve one or more of?

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Helping clients to practice their religious rituals

Supporting clients to recognize and incorporate spiritual beliefs in health care decision making

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a term describing the art of being present, or just being with a client during an “existential moment”.

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Presencing

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Identify four levels or ways of being present for clients?

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Presence

Partial presence

Full presence

Transcendent presence

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What level of being present is when’s nurses physically present but not focused on the client?

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Presence

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What level of being present is when a nurse is physically present and attending to some task on the client’s behalf but not relating to the client on any but the most superficial level.

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Partial presence

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What level of being present is when a nurse is mentally, emotionally, and physically present; intentionally focusing on the client.

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Full presence

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What level of being present is when a nurse is physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually present for a client; involves a transpersonal and transforming experience

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Transcendent presence

73
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How Filipinos Respond to Stress or Getting ILL

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Denial and Fatalistic Resignation

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initial response to discomfort “Pagwawalang Bahala”

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Denial

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“Bahala Na”

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Fatalistic resignation

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Other Responses to Stress or Getting ILL

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  1. Shock
  2. Fear & Anxiety
  3. Shame & Guilt
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Management for Fatalistic Resignation Behavior

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Do not interfere but do not encourage them.

Discourage the extreme attitude of leaving everything to God at the expense of developing self-reliance.

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Factors Affecting Spiritual Needs

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  1. Crisis (Spiritual)
  2. Support System
  3. Religion
  4. Hospitalization during Religious Holidays
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Spiritual Responses to Stress/Crisis

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  1. Spiritual Pain
  2. Spiritual Alienation
  3. Spiritual Anxiety
  4. Spiritual Guilt
  5. Spiritual Anger
  6. Spiritual Loss
  7. Spiritual Despair
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Areas of Concern in Assessing Spiritual Needs

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  1. Person’s source of strength & hope.
  2. Person’s concept of God.
  3. Significance of religious practices & rituals to the person.
  4. Person’s perceived relationship, spiritual belief, & state of health.
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A Non-formal yet Systematic Approach

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FICA Spiritual Assessment Tool

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Theories about human development

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theories about physical, cognitive, and moral development, but also spiritual development

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A normal part of this development for teens and young adults involves evaluating the beliefs and religiosity of authority figures to form beliefs and practices that are meaningful for them.

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SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT

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Observing guidelines for ethical conduct in spiritual caregiving is essential. The following guidelines for nurses were offered by

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Winslow and Wehtje-Winslow

85
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What sacred text is common to both Christians and Jews?

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Sabbath

86
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It is what describe in viewing God as the inner light or wisdom within people.

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Immanent

87
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What we describe God as God in Heaven.

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Transcendent

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parents of seriously ill infants may want baptism performed at birth by a religious nurse or primary care provider if a chaplain or clergy person is not present.

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Christians

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performs the Sacrament of the Sick (previously referred to as the Last Rites) when clients are very ill or near death

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Christians

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Roman Catholic priests perform what when clients are very ill or near death

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Sacrament of the Sick

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Roman Catholic priests perform what when clients are very ill or near death

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Sacrament of the Sick