Spirituality Essay

Title: It’s graduation day and studying for the time being appears to have come to a close. Speeches and valedictories are done. Dinners are over. Caps are thrown. Nursing students can be seen leaving graduation as they head out onto Robie Street. For some, their first shifts will be within hours. Some will be assigned to the ER. Other students from the various faculties are seen pouring out onto the street. Diplomas held high, when the roaring sound of the crash is heard. Vehicles entangled,…

encounter with my patient a sacred one. As a nurse, I provide care for the whole person, which includes body, mind and spirit. I believe spirituality is a valid and essential part of nursing. The meaning of spirituality varies from one person to another, but it is a basic human quality regardless of gender, ethnicity, or nationality. My personal view of spirituality is my human quality. To me it is the characteristics, which connect humans to the world, to self, as well as to God/Supreme Being.…

Nurture and Reconnect with Caring and Supportive Relationships. The first and most important factor is having caring and supportive family, friends and acquaintances. Trusting relationships that create love, provide role models, and offer encouragement and reassurance help bolster ones personal resilience. In the everyday grind of daily work and family life, we sometimes forget to maintain connections with friends, family and loved ones. One can identify supportive relationships and reestablish…

prayerful on the index and the higher the individual’s score the more prayer they expected from the counselor. The main this I took away from this article combined with my experiences thus far is to be intentional about reading the client’s cues about spirituality and really listening for unspoken meaning they may be…

Spirituality is defined as a relationship with God and the extraordinary values which “reflects a ‘fleshes out’ the experiences of one’s relationship with God through one’s belief, values, lifestyle, quality of life, and interactions with self, others, and nature” (Taylor, 2002, p. 7). Spirituality is very important in our lives and in health care because having a powerful spiritual perspective can help you find meaning in life. Having a spiritual knowledge is important because it shows what you…

Night of the Iguana, by Tennessee Williams, details the struggle of Shannon, a tour guide and reverend, as he is stuck in crisis at a resort in Mexico. The tour group Shannon is leading at the time is unhappy with his inability to follow the itinerary and refuses to stay in the resort, which is run by Shannon’s friend Maxine. In his disturbed mental state, Shannon refuses to leave the resort, forcing the tour group to remain with him. When unexpected guests (Hannah and her grandfather Nonno)…

beginning of the novel, Martel uses religion and spirituality to build up Pi’s connection to God. Martel uses religion to ensure the readers understand his relationship with his three religions: Christianity, Hinduism and Islam. This prepares the readers to understand how and why Pi uses God as a means of survival. Pi introduces us to his faith in the very…

that he has not been obedient or conforming enough to God’s standards of righteousness. This is a lack of understanding on Job’s behalf and part of the reason the Lord approved his suffering, with the intent to enlighten Job’s sense of faith and spirituality. In the endurance of suffering and many accusations and false, unloyal implications from his friends, Job comes to realize and accept that he is innocent, and that morality and suffering are not bound. Job speaks to God, begs questions in…

Article Critique The article, “Adolescent Faith Development: Through a Nurse’s Lens, by Janice Haley explores and discusses faith development among adolescents as they mature from childhood to adulthood. It differs from other discussions in that it explores the issue of adolescents’ faith development from a holistic perspective. In order to achieve her objective, the author used Brueggemann’s theoretical framework which entails human faith experiences. The author used this framework as a…

Religious practice is widespread in the United States. About 40 percent of the population admits to attending religious services at least once a week, but the effects of spirituality on health were unclear. In the absence of scientific evidence, this group of researchers used the statistical data of 74,534 women, who participated between 1992 and 2012 in a report on the Health of Nurses. Over the course of 16 years, nurses answered questionnaires every two years about their diet, lifestyle and…