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950 Unit Promoting Psychosocial Health pod of life of wil deeper feelings ones own spiritual themes and installe woundedness is site to being able to hear aneth er Thus, a nurses life story with its on and hurt becomes a un afinamon rinterpreting the clients on Healers do not need to have shared the same experience as have clients, but to be compassionate they do need to recognize how they huveure similaremonts (nor 2007b). For example, a nurse may not be able to share with a dient the extreme cuperience of losing a limb but can likely identify times in life when he or she felt loss, anger orbe Wilderment about why tragedy happens. Recognizing and addressing the fears that are inevitable responses to caring for clients et our own fear of dying or being hurt, our fear of hurting others, or of being over whelmed by the pain of others) is an essential requisite to spiritual care. Beckman Baxley Harges, Bruick Sorge and Salmon (2007) of fered the following strategies for nurses who wish to increase their Spiritual awareness so that it can impact client care positively: • Whilease epitaplı. Sum up in a couple of lines what is significant about your life or how you would like to be remembered. • Explore persona offel What being would you ries for the time and energy you Cate rial history What was your tenperiode color difficult death in your life your coping style at times like this? • List significant values. Write de vities, roles, personal attributes, and . Conduct a spiritual sef-assessment strength and hope What makes you vou explain or relate to suficring? When mission in life? What nurtures your You may want to test out client spiritual yourself! Another aspect of a spiritual self- what has influenced your spirituality most of your family affect your How would you "journey"? And importantly, how does your your vocation--your choosing to be a marse albes Per Critical Thinking Checkpoint Terry is a 32-year-old male who received several pints of blood fol. lowing an automobile crash 10 years ago. Five years ago he was diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and is now in the hospital with pneumonia and severe diarrhea. He is very ill and very discouraged. While you are caring for Terry, he comments, "might as well die right now because I'm not going to get well. My Folks were Methodist, but I guess I'm being punished because I'm not ery religious. · Terry stated that he was "not very religious." Does that mean that he is not spiritual? Explain. 2. What data suggest that Torty may be distress? 3. How might Winess affect ono's spinha How might a spiritual assessment be of bene Terry? 5. What questions might be helpful to ask to further Terry? 6. What might you say to show Terry empath See Critical Thinking Posities on eludertreure els URSING CARE PLAN Spiritual Distress sessment Data sing Assessment Chris Lee is a 51-year-old hospitalized homemaker who covering from a right radical mastectomy. Her primary care Nursing Diagnosis Spiritual Distress related to feelings of guilt and alienation from God as evidenced by Desired Outcomes Spiritual Health (2001 evidenced by • Interacts with

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Answer 1

1) Terry is depressed due to his illness and so he is comparing himself with other folks and is thinking that he is suffering as he is not as religious as his other folks. It doesn't mean that he is not spiritual but he is only using a defence mechanism.

2) "I might as well die right now" This sentence of Terry suggest that he is experiencing total distress.

3) Illness forces an individual to blame his negligence towards regious practice, and thinks that God is angry as he is not spiritual.

4) spiritual assessment will help to know whether Terry has any superstitious believes and can be assisted to overcome it.

5) Question like, why you think so? Can be helpful

6) To show empathy I will say " I can understand your conditions and the pain you are going through "