Communication and Spirituality

1. This presentation will probably involve audience discussion, which will create action items. Use PowerPoint to keep track of these action items during your presentation • In Slide Show, click on the right mouse button • Select “Meeting Minder” • Select the “Action Items” tab • Type in action items as they come up • Click OK to dismiss this box • This will automatically create an Action Item slide at the end of your presentation with your points entered. Communication and Spirituality NUR102 Fundamentals

2. Culture • Defined as non physical traits such as values, beliefs, attitudes, and customs shared by a group of people and these are passed down from generation to the next generation • These values, beliefs, and norms guide the groups thoughts and behaviors

3. Transcultural Care • Dr.M.Leininger theorist/researcher/doctrine in anthropology; pioneered transcultural nursing • Transcultural nursing is a comparative study of cultures to understand similarities and differences across human groups; the focus is on how patterns of behavior in health, illness, and caring are influenced by values/beliefs of specific cultural groups

4. Transcultural Nursing Care • The goal of transcultural nursing is to provide culturally congruent care- -Cultural congruent is care that fits the people’s valued life patterns and set of meanings- which is generated from the people themselves, rather than based on predetermined criteria

5. Culturally congruent care • Requires: • Cultural Awareness • Cultural Knowledge • Cultural Skills • Cultural Encounters • Cultural Desire

6. Cultural affects on Communication • Difference in Language • Non-verbal expressions • Usage of time • Space • Silence and touch

7. Medical Treatments Related toCultural Beliefs • Acceptance of invasive treatments • Receiving blood • Nutritional choices • Usage of medications • Personal definition of health • Use of religious symbols

8. Religion and Spirituality

9. Religion and Spirituality • Religion- the practice of rituals which flesh out one’s beliefs or spirituality; associated with the “state of doing” followed by a system of practices associated with particular denomination • Spirituality- is unique to each individual and provides meaning to our lives

10. Religious and Spirituality • Health promotion is one holism that is essential to consider the spiritual aspect of our patients • Spiritual distress- the disruption of an individual’s “life principle” which fills the person’s entire being and transcends one’s biological and psychological nature

11. Increased Time of Spiritual Need • Acute Illness • Chronic Illness • Terminal Illness • Individuation • Near-Death experience

12. Spirituality and the Nursing Process • Assessment • Diagnosis • Goals • Implementation • Evaluation

13. Assessment • Faith/Beliefs • Life and self responsibility • Life satisfaction • Culture • Support systems • Rituals or practices • Client Expectations

14. Nursing Diagnosis • Spiritual distress related to…. • Ineffective coping related to ….. • Hopelessness related to……

15. Goals • The patient will achieve balance between life values, goals,belief systems, and their relationship within themselves and others • The patient will utilize support system

16. Implementation • Caring behaviors • Assessing need for clergy; knowing how to contact hospital chaplain • Prayer and rituals • Integration of care with family- provide meals, assist with care, and support

17. Evaluation • Review specific goals set for patients • Determine whether they were met? • Were clients expectations met?

18. Future of Nursing and Spirituality • Parish Nursing- -focuses on the whole person to emphasize wellness, disease prevention, and health promotion including healthy spirituality; many roles the integrator of faith and health, educator, counselor, referral advisor, advocate, developer of support groups and coordinator

19. Questions and Answers

20. Websites: • Parish Nurses Organization • www.parishnurses.org • Transcultural Nurses Society • www.tcns.org