Nurturing of Soul through Faith Assignment PDF
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Running head: Nurturing of Soul through FaithNurturing of Soul through FaithName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
1Nurturing of Soul through FaithDaniel plan is a lifestyle program for healthy living that has been based upon biblical principles and focuses on five essentials: food, fitness, faith, focus and friends. The plan proposes that a healthy lifestyle can be maintained by optimizing health in each of these essential components and can be followed by anyone. The plan implies on abundanceinstead of deprivation which makes the plan both sustainable as well as transformable (Danielplan.com, 2018; Warren et al., 2013).In the correct context, I have selected Faith as one of the essentials of the Daniel Plan, for further development. Currently, I believe that I am making a good progress in the development of my faith and spirituality, but would like to further develop that strength to be able to provide support to vulnerable individuals.I would like to develop my faith in spirituality to be able to provide a more completecare for the patients. This decision is based on studies that show how spirituality can improve the physical and mental well being of patients. Next I shall try to elaborate why I thing developing spiritual competency is important for me.Historically, spirituality has been mostly associated with the belief of gods, deities and supernatural entities, and is derived from the Latin word: spiritus, which means breath. This highlights that spirituality is an essence of living (Hazelden.org, 2018). In healthcare, serving patients can often entail spending quality time with them, holding their hands and talking about things that are important for the patients. Such experiences are valued by the patients. A care based on spirituality and compassion allows serving the whole of the patient (at physical, social, emotional and spiritual levels). Studies show that in healthcare, practicing spirituality can reduce mortality, improve coping and enhance recovery. Moreover, developing familiarity with the spirituality of the patient is important since spirituality can be a dynamic in the understanding of the disease by the patient, effect of
2Nurturing of Soul through Faithreligious convictions in the health decisions of patients, patient’s need of spirituality as a wayfor coping and the integral relation of spirituality in the care of the patient. Spiritual care therefore should involve the following aspects: ensuring compassionate presence, listeningto hopes, fears, dreams and pain experienced by patients; understanding spiritual history of the patient; giving attention to body, mind and spirit of the patient and their family; utilizing spiritual practices whenever needed and including chaplains as members of healthcare team(Puchalski, 2018). However, studies by King et al. (2013) suggested that spiritual understanding that is devoid of a religious framework can be related to mental health disorders. Ackley and Ladwig suggested that the nursing process should consist of: Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation (abbreviated as ADPIE), which is a circular and continuous process as a part of evidence based nursing process.Jarvis (2015) proposed that assessment of the whole person should involve various factors like evidence based assessment, development of cultural competency, interviews, collection of complete case history, assessment of mental health status, assessment of substance abuse, and assessment of domestic and family violence issues. Such a holistic perspective can enable overall care for the patient.I believe in Natural Spirituality which can be understood as an agnostic spiritual belief that does not necessitate a belief in fear, fanaticism, myth, magic, gurus and gods or without maintaining any supernatural beliefs. Instead Natural Spirituality is based on observable percepts that any rational person can reach to, and there is no god to fear, scriptures to follow or stories to believe. This philosophy believes in personal developmentthrough self reflection, and that the quality of life is also a product of the quality of thought. Natural spirituality also emphasizes in acquiring knowledge through self efforts andfostering a change in behavior. Such aspects can help to develop intra and inter personal intelligence and gain a deeper understanding of self (King et al., 2013). Koenig (2012)
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