Spirituality

Question 1

*Define faith

Answer 1

• Allegiance to duty or a person
• Something that is believed especially with a strong conviction
• Belief and trust in loyalty to god

Question 2

*Define religion

Answer 2

• the service or worship of god or the supernatural
• commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
• a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices

Question 3

*Define spirituality

Answer 3

• something that in ecclesiastical law belongs to the church or to a cleric as such clergy
• sensitivity or attachment to religious values
• the quality or state of being spiritual

Question 4

*Major world religions

Answer 4

• Christianity
• Islam
• Hinduism
• Chinese traditional
• Buddhism
• Taoism
• Sikhism
• Judaism
• Shinto

Question 5

*Attributes of spirituality

Answer 5

• universal/across all cultures
• illness impacts spirituality
• pt/family must be willing to share their beliefs
• nurse must be willing to asses and integrate pt beliefs into care

Question 6

*Things to ask about/consider when conducting a spiritual assesment

Answer 6

• do spiritual beliefs comfort you?
• how might spiritual beliefs interferes or conflict with your medical treatment***blood
• Are you a member of a spiritual community. if so are they supportive
• are there spiritual need you need addressed?

Question 7

*Why nurse neglect spiritual care?

Answer 7

• failure to recognize needs
• feeling inadequate to meet need
• poor focus on spirituality in nursing education
• bias due to personal beliefs
• personal discomfort

Question 8

*Major US religions

Answer 8

-Christianity, catholic (pulled out my bum)