Training Guide for Visiting the Sick: More Than a Social Call

by Dayringer; Richard L

• ISBN13: 9780789027047
• ISBN10: 0789027046
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2005-09-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

(The Haworth Pastoral Press) Oxford Graduate School, Crystal Springs, TN. Consumer health Christian handbook explains how to minister to the sick. Gives spiritual explanations and strategies to comfort patients and foster the sense of joy and accomplishment in oneself. Topics include ministering to the dying, and more. Softcover, hardcover available.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Richard Dayringer
Preface and Acknowledgments	xi
Ministry As a Response to the Eleventh Commandment	1	(10)
A New Commandment	1	(1)
The Great Commission	2	(9)
The Prepared Serve Well	11	(20)
Prepare Yourself Spiritually	11	(1)
Prepare Yourself Emotionally	11	(1)
Prepare by Answering Some Questions of Yourself	12	(4)
Prepare by Learning	16	(2)
Prepare to Listen	18	(3)
Prepare for a Test	21	(7)
Prepare by Learning the Patient's Likes and Dislikes	28	(1)
Preparation Yields Proven Benefits	29	(2)
The Hospital Patient's World	31	(16)
An Ancient Alien World of Distress	31	(1)
A Modern Alien World of Distress	32	(15)
Dos and Don'ts Before Entering the Patient's Room	47	(8)
Planning Your Visit	47	(2)
Respect the Rules of the Hospital	49	(4)
Respect the Privacy of the Patient	53	(2)
Dos and Don'ts While Visiting in the Patient's Room	55	(26)
Entering the Room	55	(1)
Greeting and Initiating the Visit	56	(5)
Maximizing the Effects of Your Physical Presence	61	(6)
Monitoring Your Mood, Attitude, and Conversation	67	(9)
Ending Your Visit	76	(2)
Final Thoughts	78	(3)
Shut-Ins: The Church's Abandoned People	81	(16)
Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Patients	81	(2)
Homebound Patients	83	(4)
Planning the Time and Length of Your Visit	87	(3)
Structuring Your Visit and Making the Most of Your Time	90	(2)
Understanding and Respecting the Staff's Concerns and Requests	92	(5)
Ministering to the Dying	97	(30)
Our Conflicts with Death and Dying	97	(2)
Some Factors That Influence the Dying Patient's Coping Process	99	(4)
Goals While Working with the Dying	103	(4)
Should the Patient Be Told That He or She Is Nearing Death?	107	(1)
What Can We Expect of the Person Who Learns That He or She Is Soon Going to Die?	108	(13)
Deathbed Repentances	121	(2)
Trust in Yourself and Your Resources	123	(1)
Advice for Pastors and Professional Hospital Chaplains	123	(4)
Ministering to Other Difficult Patients	127	(12)
Ministering to the Comatose Patient	127	(3)
Ministering to the Alzheimer's Patient	130	(9)
Conclusion	139	(2)
References	141	(2)
Index	143