Spirituality in Nursing : Standing on Holy Ground

by O'Brien, Mary Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9780763700522
• ISBN10: 0763700525
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett

Summary

This invaluable resource explores the relationship between spirituality and the practice of nursing from a variety of perspectives, including: Nursing assessment of patients' spiritual needs The nurse's role in the provision of spiritual care The spiritual nature of the nurse-patient relationship The spiritual history of the nursing profession Contemporary interest in spirituality within the nursing profession This edition has been updated to include two new chapters: Spiritual Needs in Mass Casualty Disasters and Parish Nursing.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Preface to the Second Edition	p. ix
Spirituality in Nursing: Standing on Holy Ground	p. 1
The Spiritual Ministry of Nursing: A Historical Perspective	p. 2
Spirituality and Nursing Practice	p. 4
Spirituality	p. 4
Nursing	p. 6
The Nurse's Spiritual Posture: Standing on Holy Ground	p. 7
Holistic Nursing: The Body, Mind, and Spirit Connection	p. 8
The Nurse as Healer	p. 10
The Nurse as Wounded Healer	p. 11
A Nursing Theology of Caring	p. 12
Theology	p. 13
Caring	p. 13
Dimensions of Caring	p. 14
Being	p. 14
Listening	p. 15
Touching	p. 16
References	p. 18
A Spiritual History of Nursing	p. 21
Nursing in the Pre-Christian Era	p. 22
Egypt	p. 22
Greece	p. 23
Rome	p. 24
Israel	p. 24
Christianity and Care of the Sick	p. 25
Early Christian Nurses	p. 25
Early Monastic Nurses	p. 27
Mental Illness in the Middle Ages	p. 28
Medieval Hospital Nursing	p. 29
Military Nursing Orders	p. 30
Medieval Monastic Nursing	p. 32
Post-Reformation Nursing: The Catholic and Protestant Nursing Orders	p. 37
Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul	p. 38
Sisters of Charity	p. 40
Sisters of Mercy	p. 41
Kaiserwerth Deaconesses	p. 42
The Nightingale Nurses: Mission to the Crimea	p. 44
Sisters of Bon Secours	p. 46
Servants for Relief of Incurable Cancer	p. 47
Medical Mission Sisters	p. 49
Missionaries of Charity	p. 49
Sisters of Life	p. 50
References	p. 51
Nursing Assessment of Spiritual Needs	p. 55
Nursing Assessment	p. 55
Spiritual Development	p. 56
Nursing Assessment of Spiritual Needs	p. 58
The Spiritual Assessment Scale	p. 58
Validity and Reliability of the Spiritual Assessment Scale	p. 60
Construct Validity of the SAS	p. 62
Content Validity of the SAS	p. 63
Reliability of the SAS	p. 63
Nursing Diagnoses: Alterations in Spiritual Integrity	p. 66
A Study of Spiritual Pain	p. 69
Spirituality and Nursing Research	p. 70
Study Titles: Religious Faith and Adaptation to Maintenance Hemodialysis	p. 71
Spirituality and Health Beliefs and Practices of Migrant Farmworkers	p. 73
Spiritual Beliefs and Behaviors of the Institutionalized Elderly	p. 75
Religious Faith and Living with HIV Infection	p. 76
Spirituality and Nursing Practice	p. 79
References	p. 80
The Nurse-Patient Relationship: A Sacred Covenant	p. 84
The Nurse-Patient Covenant	p. 84
Spirituality and the Nurse	p. 86
The Nurse: The Anonymous Minister	p. 87
Study Findings	p. 89
A Sacred Calling	p. 89
Nonverbalized Theology	p. 98
Nursing Liturgy	p. 106
The Mysticism of Everyday Nursing	p. 115
References	p. 115
Spiritual Care: The Nurse's Role	p. 118
The Nurse's Role in Spiritual Care	p. 118
Spiritual Care and Religious Tradition	p. 120
Western Religious Traditions	p. 121
Eastern Religious Traditions	p. 125
Nursing Theory and Spiritual Care	p. 125
Nursing Intervention: The Practice of Spiritual Care	p. 128
Nursing Intervention in Spiritual Distress	p. 129
The Problem of Suffering	p. 130
Spiritual and Religious Resources	p. 134
Pastoral Care	p. 134
Prayer	p. 135
Scripture	p. 137
Religious Rituals	p. 138
Devotional Articles	p. 140
Sacred Music	p. 141
References	p. 142
Spiritual Needs of the Patient with an Acute Illness	p. 149
The Case of Acute Illness	p. 149
Spiritual Needs in Acute Illness	p. 150
Spiritual Health in Acute Illness	p. 152
Spiritual Needs of the Perioperative Patient	p. 154
Spiritual Needs of the ICU Patient	p. 157
Spiritual Needs of the Emergency Room Patient	p. 165
Spiritual Needs of the Patient in Pain	p. 168
References	p. 171
Spiritual Needs of the Chronically Ill Person	p. 176
The Case of Chronic Illness	p. 177
Spiritual Care of the Chronically Ill Patient	p. 177
Spiritual Needs in Chronic Illness	p. 178
Hope	p. 179
Trust	p. 180
Courage	p. 181
Faith	p. 182
Peace	p. 182
Love	p. 183
Spiritual Needs of the Cancer Patient	p. 184
Spiritual Needs of the HIV-Infected Person	p. 186
Spiritual Needs of the Chronic Renal Failure Patient	p. 188
Spiritual Needs of the Mentally Challenged	p. 190
The Person with Mental Illness	p. 190
The Cognitively Impaired Client	p. 193
Spiritual Needs in Physical Disability and Rehabilitation	p. 195
Spiritual Needs of the Client in the Community	p. 198
The Home Health Care Client	p. 198
The Homeless Client	p. 200
References	p. 202
Spiritual Needs of Children and Families	p. 211
Spiritual Needs of the Child	p. 211
Spirituality and the Child	p. 212
The Ill Child and Religious Practices	p. 214
Assessment of the Ill Child's Spiritual and Religious Needs	p. 216
Spiritual Needs of the Acutely Ill Child	p. 216
Spiritual Needs of the Chronically Ill Child	p. 218
Spiritual Needs of the Dying Child	p. 219
Spiritual Needs of the Family	p. 223
The Family, Illness, and Spirituality	p. 224
The New or Expanding Family: Spiritual Needs in Childbirth and the Postnatal Experience	p. 224
Spiritual Needs of the Family in Acute Illness	p. 226
Spiritual Needs of the Family in Chronic Illness	p. 228
Spiritual Needs of the Family Coping with a Terminal Illness	p. 229
Spiritual Needs of the Homeless Family	p. 230
References	p. 233
Spiritual Needs of the Older Adult	p. 238
The Older Adult	p. 238
The Spirituality of Aging	p. 240
Spirituality and Religious Practice in Older Adults	p. 242
Spirituality and Physical Diminishment	p. 243
Spirituality and Cognitive Diminishment	p. 244
Spiritual Concerns of the Older Adult	p. 245
Loneliness	p. 245
Uncertainty of the Future	p. 246
Spiritual Needs of the Older Adult	p. 246
Trust	p. 247
Hope	p. 247
Forgiveness	p. 248
Reminiscence	p. 248
Spiritual Needs in Long-Term Care	p. 249
Active Elders Living with Chronic Illness	p. 250
The Homebound Elderly	p. 253
Nursing Home Residents	p. 255
Spirituality and Quality of Later Life	p. 258
References	p. 260
Spiritual Needs in Death and Bereavement	p. 264
The Spirituality of Death and Dying	p. 264
Spiritual Needs in the Dying Process	p. 266
Spiritual Support in Death and Dying	p. 267
Palliative Care	p. 270
Hospice Care	p. 271
Religious Practices Associated with Death and Dying	p. 273
Western Traditions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam	p. 273
Eastern Traditions: Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism	p. 276
Spirituality and the Rite of Burial	p. 278
Spirituality and the Bereavement Experience	p. 278
Dysfunctional and Disenfranchized Grief	p. 280
Death of a Child	p. 282
Death of a Spouse	p. 282
Death of a Parent	p. 283
Spiritual Care in Bereavement: The Healing Process	p. 284
References	p. 285
Parish Nursing: Caregiving Within a Faith Community	p. 291
Parish Nursing Defined	p. 291
The Philosophy of Parish Nursing	p. 291
Scope and Standards of Practice	p. 293
A History of Parish Nursing	p. 294
Contemporary Models of Parish Nursing	p. 296
Parish Nursing Education	p. 297
The Spirituality of Parish Nursing	p. 298
Parish Nursing Research	p. 301
The Gift of Faith in Chronic Illness	p. 302
References	p. 306
Spiritual Needs in Mass Casualty Disasters	p. 309
Disaster Nursing	p. 310
Disaster Services	p. 312
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	p. 312
The American Red Cross	p. 313
The Salvation Army	p. 313
Psychosocial Impact of Mass Casualty Trauma	p. 314
Spiritual Needs in the Aftermath of a Disaster	p. 317
The Disaster Nurse's Role in Spiritual Care	p. 320
September 11, 2001: The Terrorist Attack on America: Spiritual Needs and Spiritual Care	p. 321
The Attack	p. 321
The Pentagon	p. 323
The Chaplains	p. 324
The Firefighters	p. 326
A Prayer For Firefighters	p. 329
The World Trade Center	p. 329
The Recoveries	p. 330
The Chaplains	p. 333
The Firefighters	p. 337
The Police Officers	p. 339
A Prayer For Police Officers	p. 342
The Nurses	p. 342
References	p. 343
Epilogue	p. 351
Index	p. 353
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