Spirituality is widely regarded to have a connection with the normal well-being of a person. Many people at some point in life and this puts sick people into various religious beliefs and varying faith systems. It is important to know the exact spiritual needs of an individual for it has been observed that the needs are accomplished by health care services and the result has always been positive (Eliopoulos,2013). To determine the meeting of spiritual needs of patients and therefore an interview of a patient is done. The excerpt below is a transcript of the interview.
Transcript
Me: Who gives you the strength and hope during the time of an ailment, a trial or a challenging phase?
Patient: I am a true believer and Christian, therefore, the Lord is my strength. I understand during the trial times and struggle times it is the Lord who gives me …show more content…
This was a great experience as the interview provided a platform for an exchange of knowledge. I learned that the true Christian’s brawn lies in the faith and the idea of the existence of an omnipresent God who is always ready to help when being called upon among other things.
I felt that I should have had more time since the addition of time makes it possible to learn on the viewpoints of a Christian and their beliefs. The philosophy of remembering God in prayer is a great one as it helps in creating more interest of dwelling deep to understand more of the realm, and therefore devote much duration.
The session which is employed as a tool of ascertaining a patient’s spiritual needs made me understand that when the particular requirements of a patient are met then there is an increase in the chances of recovery. This makes the patients to become more optimistic and positive strengthening their faith and fight against adversities (Fayers, & Machin,
Transcript
Me: Who gives you the strength and hope during the time of an ailment, a trial or a challenging phase?
Patient: I am a true believer and Christian, therefore, the Lord is my strength. I understand during the trial times and struggle times it is the Lord who gives me …show more content…
This was a great experience as the interview provided a platform for an exchange of knowledge. I learned that the true Christian’s brawn lies in the faith and the idea of the existence of an omnipresent God who is always ready to help when being called upon among other things.
I felt that I should have had more time since the addition of time makes it possible to learn on the viewpoints of a Christian and their beliefs. The philosophy of remembering God in prayer is a great one as it helps in creating more interest of dwelling deep to understand more of the realm, and therefore devote much duration.
The session which is employed as a tool of ascertaining a patient’s spiritual needs made me understand that when the particular requirements of a patient are met then there is an increase in the chances of recovery. This makes the patients to become more optimistic and positive strengthening their faith and fight against adversities (Fayers, & Machin,