A groundswell of interest in the role and position of spirituality continues to engulf the nursing fraternity throughout the world. However, the upsurge in the interest has in turn enhanced confusion in the practice as nurses among other stakeholders continue to debate and consult to establish a common ground for the role and place of spirituality in the practice. Nursing is a vital profession that as Virginia Henderson explains in her nature of nursing seeks to assist individuals both well and sick by performing activities that would help the patients regain rapid independence and a state of health. Caring for the patients is a convoluted undertaking that requires nurses to provide holistic care to enable the patients to regain their health
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However, hesitancy and uncertainty characterize the infusion of spirituality in the care that nurses provide. The role of religion, for example, remains a limiting factor. People have varied spiritual beliefs. The differences in professional practice and personal beliefs influence the adoption of spirituality. Nurses provide care to patients with varying personal beliefs a feature that makes it difficult for nurses to tailor a holistic acre for their respective patients. Despite the varying opinions and spirituality remains an important part of the care. Nurses have a basic professional obligation to provide holistic care to their patients and should, therefore, incorporate spirituality in the …show more content…
Incorporating spirituality is a vital undertaking that is likely to affect the management and operation of the health facilities. As explained earlier, diversity in personal beliefs is a major hindrance to the incorporation of spirituality. Managers require adequate expertise in the management of nurses to use the diversity to motivate the nurses thereby improving their productivity (Dalvi. and Ganji 25). The ramifications of incorporating spirituality may entail reorganizing the operation of nurses to ensure that nurses attend to patients with whom they share religious values. Additionally, it entails adopting a unique organizational culture that permits the patients to receive various visitors including those offering spiritual guidance such as religious leaders among
However, hesitancy and uncertainty characterize the infusion of spirituality in the care that nurses provide. The role of religion, for example, remains a limiting factor. People have varied spiritual beliefs. The differences in professional practice and personal beliefs influence the adoption of spirituality. Nurses provide care to patients with varying personal beliefs a feature that makes it difficult for nurses to tailor a holistic acre for their respective patients. Despite the varying opinions and spirituality remains an important part of the care. Nurses have a basic professional obligation to provide holistic care to their patients and should, therefore, incorporate spirituality in the …show more content…
Incorporating spirituality is a vital undertaking that is likely to affect the management and operation of the health facilities. As explained earlier, diversity in personal beliefs is a major hindrance to the incorporation of spirituality. Managers require adequate expertise in the management of nurses to use the diversity to motivate the nurses thereby improving their productivity (Dalvi. and Ganji 25). The ramifications of incorporating spirituality may entail reorganizing the operation of nurses to ensure that nurses attend to patients with whom they share religious values. Additionally, it entails adopting a unique organizational culture that permits the patients to receive various visitors including those offering spiritual guidance such as religious leaders among