Introduction Concept Analysis, though a powerful tool, was only adapted to be used in nursing towards the end of the last Century. In 1986, Walker and Avant adapted the process, that John Wilson developed in 1960 for analyzing concepts, to be used in nursing (McEwen, 2014, p. 58). Prior to this time, there were no clear processes laid out to define the analysis of concepts in the nursing practice. Walker and Avant based their process “on Wilson’s method and clarified his methods so that graduate students could apply them to examine phenomena of interest to nurses” (McEwen, 2014, p. 58). In looking at the word Spirituality, we need to look at the words origin. “The origin of "spiritual" is the Latin word spiritus meaning breath. Breathing,
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Merriam-Webster defines spirituality as “the quality or state of being concerned with religion or religious matters: the quality or state of being spiritual” (Merriam-Webster, n.d.). The Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota defines spirituality as a concept that “includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life” (The Center for Spirituality and Healing, n.d.). While many will say that to be spiritual you need to be religious, spirituality is more than religion. Spirituality for Dummies lists 3 tenets for spirituality. “Spiritually is beyond all religions yet containing all religions, beyond all science yet containing all science and, beyond all philosophy yet containing all philosophy” (Janis, …show more content…
25). Patients typically spend more time with their nurses than anyone else during a hospital stay. Intuition is important in the aspect that the nurse needs to be able to focus on a time that the patient might open up spiritually to allow healing to occur. Nurses must also possess the interpersonal skills necessary to be able to “overcome our own fears and anxieties to engage with the patient” (Sawatzky & Pesut, 2005, p. 26) spiritually. “Engagement and dialogue with an attitude of openness, nonjudgementalism, and learning on the part of the nurse is essential” (Sawatzky & Pesut, 2005, p. 26). Another attribute of spirituality in nursing is Altruism. In caring for the patient, spiritually, we must do it in a selfless way. The nurse cannot have an agenda or a narrow mind. They must be open and in touch with their patients wishes for both physical and spiritual health. The final attribute of spiritually is integration. “Nurses engaging in spiritual nursing care will treat the physical aspects of care just as carefully as the soul’s search for meaning. For patients, spiritual nursing care should promote integration of all aspects of a patient’s life through the discovery of meaning
Merriam-Webster defines spirituality as “the quality or state of being concerned with religion or religious matters: the quality or state of being spiritual” (Merriam-Webster, n.d.). The Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota defines spirituality as a concept that “includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life” (The Center for Spirituality and Healing, n.d.). While many will say that to be spiritual you need to be religious, spirituality is more than religion. Spirituality for Dummies lists 3 tenets for spirituality. “Spiritually is beyond all religions yet containing all religions, beyond all science yet containing all science and, beyond all philosophy yet containing all philosophy” (Janis, …show more content…
25). Patients typically spend more time with their nurses than anyone else during a hospital stay. Intuition is important in the aspect that the nurse needs to be able to focus on a time that the patient might open up spiritually to allow healing to occur. Nurses must also possess the interpersonal skills necessary to be able to “overcome our own fears and anxieties to engage with the patient” (Sawatzky & Pesut, 2005, p. 26) spiritually. “Engagement and dialogue with an attitude of openness, nonjudgementalism, and learning on the part of the nurse is essential” (Sawatzky & Pesut, 2005, p. 26). Another attribute of spirituality in nursing is Altruism. In caring for the patient, spiritually, we must do it in a selfless way. The nurse cannot have an agenda or a narrow mind. They must be open and in touch with their patients wishes for both physical and spiritual health. The final attribute of spiritually is integration. “Nurses engaging in spiritual nursing care will treat the physical aspects of care just as carefully as the soul’s search for meaning. For patients, spiritual nursing care should promote integration of all aspects of a patient’s life through the discovery of meaning