Question

What spiritual considerations surrounding a disaster can arise for individuals, communities, and health care providers? Explain your answer in the context of a natural or manmade disaster. How can a community health nurse assist in the spiritual care of the individual, community, self, and colleagues?

NURSING

Answer 1

Answer: Disaster causes very deep impact on people specially those have been affected. Due to disaster, people get mental trauma, disturbed physical health as well as the grief of losing their loved ones and shelter. In this case people needs supports, care. The spiritual consideration is important as it increases the faith among people that things will be alright. The healthcare providers can create positive environment through the spiritual support. Providing cultural competence environment to the affected people may enable them to reborn their faith and positive attitude. It also reduces the level of depression.

Providing the spiritual care, meeting the needs of the affected people can assure them to get themselves out of depression or stress conditions. Providing counselling by involving cultural belief may elevate the faith of recovery.