ValuesBeliefs

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Values/Beliefs

• Spiritual Health
• George Ann Daniels MS, RN

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Spirituality

• Expression of spirituality is individual
• Background
• Family
• Society
• Culture
• Religion
• Spiritual Dimension

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Characteristics of Spirituality

• Sense of wholeness
• Harmony with self, others, God/or higher power
• Holism
• Spiritual Need
• Spiritual Quest
• Spiritual Well-Being

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Normal Spiritual Pattern

• Atheism
• Agnosticism
• Theism
• Faith

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Spirituality

• Spirituality Fulfills specific needs
• Meaning to life, illness, crises, and death
• Sense of security for present and future
• Guides daily habits
• Elicits acceptance or rejection of other people
• Provides psychosocial support in a group of
  like-minded people
• Strength when facing lifes crises
• Healing strength and support

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Major World Religions

• Christianity
• Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian,
  Methodist,Nazarene, Episcopal
• Baptist largest protestant denomination in US
• Non-denominational
• Other Western faiths
• Judaism
• Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox
• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Islam (Muslims)

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Lifespan

• Newborn/Infant
• Faith development comes from trust in caregivers
• Leads to trust of a higher power later in life
• Hospitalization
• Support the spiritual needs of parents

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• Toddler/Preschooler
• Introduction of gestures and language facilitates
  the childs participation in faith rituals
• Grace, prayers, special celebrations, and holy
  days
• Hospitalization
• Sensitive to good/bad issues
• Do not support painful or scary treatment is a
  way to be punished
• Affirm the love they have from parents, nurse,
  God, Jesus, or according to families faith.
• Children
• Value belonging and acceptance
• Best time of acceptance for lore,, legends,
  language, and religious symbols

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• Hospitalization
• Support to the child/ family to carry out
  familiar religious rituals
• Adolescents
• Develop individual style related to religious
  beliefs, attitudes, and values.
• Faith centered through peer groups ( Not parents)
• Support if found through school or church
• Conceptualize personal relationship with God
• Adults
• Young adults have moved away from peer influences
• Set boundaries of self and commitment

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• Values, beliefs, and attitudes change R/T diverse
  settings and based on experiences
• Listen/support and help to explore feeling R/T
  meaning of life and meaning in death
• Middle Adults
• Time of growth and renewed questioning
• Filled with productive activity
• Wise hearted- much to offer others
• Older Adults
• Aware of the extremes of life
• Old, rich or poor, masculine or feminine, war or
  peace
• Many friends and family members have died
• Come to terms with own mortality
• Peaceful vs. fearful R/T spirituality

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Interventions

• Explore own philosophy and belief system
• Helps with coping strategies when dealing with
  clients that are suffering
• Use of self
• Help clients face reality and discover solutions
  to problems
• Spiritual Support
• Keep abreast with spiritual and religious
  expressions and needs

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• Support of spiritual practices
• Provide privacy, reading materials
• Respect special practices (fasting or certain
  foods to avoid)
• Special amulets
• Listening/support
• Referral