A Nurse's Handbook of Spiritual Care: Standing on Holy Ground

by O'Brien, Mary Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9780763732912
• ISBN10: 0763732915
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-01
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett

Summary

This handy pocket guide provides quick access to a variety of information that helps nurses address the spiritual needs of patients. Designed for use in myriad health care settings, and particularly ideal for visiting and parish nurses, it provides: an assessment tool for measuring the spiritual needs of patients an overview of the nursers"s role in the provision of spiritual care Guidelines for administering spiritual care To The acutely ill, chronically ill, children, families, elderly, And The grieving Numerous meditations and prayers for specific situations and much more! When used by staff, this resource can help your healthcare facility meet accreditation standards for assessing the spiritual needs of patients.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Acknowledgments	vii
Spirituality in Nursing: Standing on Holy Ground	1	(12)
Remove the Sandals from Your Feet	1	(1)
The Nurse's Role Is Spiritual Care: Standing on Holy Ground	2	(1)
Holistic Nursing: The Body, Mind, and Spirit Connection	3	(1)
The Nurse as Healer	4	(1)
The Nurse as Wounded Healer	4	(1)
A Nursing Theology of Caring: The Nurse's Call	5	(4)
The Nurse's Call: A Nurse's Prayer for Faithfulness	9	(1)
A Nurse's Prayer for Faithfulness	10	(1)
References	11	(2)
Nursing Assessment of Spiritual Needs	13	(16)
Contemplative Nursing	13	(2)
Nursing Assessment of Spiritual Needs	15	(2)
Spiritual/Faith Development	17	(2)
The Spiritual Assessment Scale	19	(2)
Reliability of the SAS	21	(2)
Nursing Diagnoses: Alterations in Spiritual Integrity	23	(3)
The Prayer Of a Contemplative Caregiver	26	(1)
References	27	(2)
The Nurse-Patient Relationship: A Sacred Covenant	29	(22)
The ``Cup of Cold Water'' Ministry	29	(1)
The Nurse--Patient Covenant	30	(2)
The Nurse as ``Anonymous Minister''	32	(1)
The Nurse's Covenant	33	(1)
Spiritual Care and Religious Tradition	34	(1)
Western Religious Traditions	35	(3)
Eastern Religious Traditions	38	(1)
A Model of Spiritual Well-Being in Illness	39	(3)
Spiritual and Religious Resources	42	(1)
Scripture	43	(1)
Religious Rituals	44	(2)
Devotional Articles	46	(1)
Sacred Music	47	(1)
A Nurse's Prayer of Covenant and Caring	48	(1)
References	48	(3)
Spiritual Care of the Acutely Ill Person	51	(12)
Veronica: A Nurse's Meditation	51	(2)
Spiritual Needs in Acute Illness	53	(2)
Spiritual Needs of the Perioperative Patient	55	(1)
Spiritual Needs of the ICU Patient	56	(2)
Spiritual Needs of the Emergency Department Patient	58	(1)
Spiritual Needs of the Patient in Pain	59	(1)
A Nurse's Prayer for Devotion	60	(1)
References	61	(2)
Spiritual Care of the Chronically Ill Person	63	(18)
With Eagle's Wings	63	(2)
Spiritual Needs in Chronic Illness	65	(5)
Spiritual Needs of the Mentally Challenged Person	70	(3)
Spiritual Needs of the Physically Disabled Client	73	(1)
Spiritual Needs of the Client in the Community	74	(1)
Spiritual Needs of the Homeless Client	75	(1)
A Nurse's Prayer for a Place of Silence	76	(1)
References	77	(4)
Spiritual Care of the Ill Child	81	(12)
All the Towns and the Villages	81	(2)
The Ill Child and Religious Practices	83	(2)
Spiritual Needs of the Acutely Ill Child	85	(1)
Spiritual Needs of the Chronically Ill Child	86	(1)
Spiritual Needs of the Dying Child	87	(2)
Spiritual Needs of the Family of the Ill Child	89	(1)
A Nurse's Prayer for the Gifts of the Spirit	90	(1)
References	90	(3)
Spiritual Care of Families	93	(10)
Bear One Another's Burdens	93	(1)
The Family, Illness, and Spirituality	94	(1)
Spiritual Needs of the Family in Acute Illness	95	(2)
Spiritual Needs of the Family in Chronic Illness	97	(1)
Spiritual Needs of the Family Coping with a Terminal Illness	98	(1)
Spiritual Needs of the Homeless Family	99	(1)
A Nurse's Prayer for Courage in Suffering	100	(1)
References	101	(2)
Spiritual Care of the Older Adult	103	(14)
Compassionate Caregiving	103	(2)
Spirituality and the Older Adult	105	(1)
Religious Practice	106	(1)
Spirituality and Physical Diminishment	107	(1)
Spirituality and Cognitive Diminishment	108	(3)
Spiritual Needs in Long-Term Care	111	(2)
The Lord of the Nursing Home	113	(1)
A Nurse's Prayer for a Compassionate Heart	114	(1)
References	115	(2)
Spiritual Care in Death and Bereavement	117	(16)
There Is a Time	117	(1)
The Spirituality of Death and Dying	118	(1)
Spiritual Needs in the Dying Process	119	(1)
Spiritual Care in Death and Dying	120	(1)
Religious Practices in Death and Dying	121	(1)
The Western Tradition: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam	122	(3)
The Eastern Tradition: Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism	125	(2)
Spiritual Care in Bereavement	127	(2)
A Nurse's Prayer ``To Proclaim the Kingdom''	129	(1)
References	130	(3)
Parish Nursing: Healthcare Ministry Within the Church	133	(20)
Lord, When Did I Care for You? A Parish Nurse's Meditation	133	(2)
Parish Nursing Defined	135	(1)
Scope And Standards of Parish Nursing Practice	136	(1)
The History of Parish Nursing	137	(2)
Parish Nursing Education	139	(1)
The Ministry of Parish Nursing	140	(11)
A Nurse's Prayer For Wisdom	151	(1)
References	152	(1)
Spiritual Care in Mass Casualty Disasters	153	(12)
The Prayer of a Wounded Healer	153	(2)
Disaster Nursing	155	(2)
Disaster Services	157	(2)
Psychosocial Impact of Mass Casualty Trauma	159	(1)
Spiritual Needs in the Aftermath of a Disaster	160	(1)
The Disaster Nurse's Role in Spiritual Care	160	(2)
A Nurse's Prayer to Become a Healer	162	(1)
References	163	(2)
Prayer In Nursing: The Spirituality of Compassionate Caregiving	165	(16)
The Nurse: God's Vessel	165	(2)
Reclaiming Our Spiritual Heritage: A History of Prayer in Nursing	167	(1)
The Use of Scripture for Prayer in Nursing	168	(1)
Finding Time for Prayer in Nursing: An ``Oratory of the Heart''	169	(1)
Prayer and Nursing Practice: A Nurse's Sabbath	170	(3)
Prayer and Emotions in Nursing: The Lamp Is Heavy	173	(2)
Distraction and Dryness in Prayer	175	(1)
Preparation for Prayer: Five Steps	176	(3)
We Hold This Treasure	179	(1)
References	180	(1)
Epilogue	181	(2)
Appendix A: Nurses' Prayers for the Sick	183	(16)
Prayer for a Person Preparing to Enter the Hospital	183	(1)
Prayer before Surgery	184	(1)
Prayer for a Sick Child	185	(1)
Prayer for a Person Beginning	186	(1)
Life in a Nursing Home
Prayer for One Who Is Cognitively Impaired	187	(1)
Prayer for an Unconscious Person	188	(1)
Prayer for Healing	189	(1)
Prayer for Strength in Suffering	190	(1)
Prayer for Acceptance of God's Will	191	(1)
Prayer of Thanksgiving for Recovery from Illness	192	(1)
Prayer for One Who Is Terminally Ill	193	(1)
Prayer for a Person Entering a Hospice	194	(1)
Prayer for Discontinuing Life Support	195	(1)
Prayer for One Experiencing Grief or Loss	196	(1)
Prayer in Bereavement	197	(2)
Appendix B: A Nurse's Psalm of Reverence for Life	199	(2)
Appendix C: A Nurse's Way of the Cross	201	(10)
Jesus Is Condemned To Die	201	(1)
Jesus Takes Up His Cross	202	(1)
Jesus Falls for the First Time	202	(1)
Jesus Meets His Sorrowful Mother	203	(1)
Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry His Cross	203	(1)
Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus	204	(1)
Jesus Falls for the Second Time	204	(1)
Jesus Comforts the Women of Jerusalem	205	(1)
Jesus Falls for the Third Time	205	(1)
Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments	206	(1)
Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross	206	(1)
Jesus Dies on the Cross	207	(1)
Jesus Is Taken Down from the Cross	207	(1)
Jesus Is Placed in the Tomb	208	(1)
Jesus Is Risen from the Dead	208	(3)
Index	211	(12)
Scripture Index	223