[PDF] Spirituality In Healthcare Perspectives For Innovative Practice eBook

Author : Fiona Timmins
Publisher : Springer
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 33,95 MB
Release : 2019-05-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3030044203

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This book provides a condensed but comprehensive up-to-date overview of spirituality and its application to health care. The need for healthcare workers to provide spiritual care or meet patients’ spiritual needs is gaining increasing importance in nursing and midwifery policy at local, national and international level. Internationally, there is a growing belief in spirituality as a valid dimension of care. The book highlights a range of examples and case studies facilitating the practical application of the recommendations discussed. In addition to presenting new psychological perspectives, various activities throughout will encourage readers to form their own opinion on the issues covered. The suggestions for further reading and useful websites will also help readers interested in exploring specific areas in more depth. Combining contributions by authors from various disciplines, the book offers a valuable tool for qualified professional healthcare workers in practice, including nurses, social workers, doctors and chaplains. With its handy format, this practical pocket guide offers a faithful companion for practitioners.

Author : Fiona Timmins
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 19,19 MB
Release : 2019
Category : MEDICAL
ISBN : 9783030044213

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This book provides a condensed but comprehensive up-to-date overview of spirituality and its application to health care. The need for healthcare workers to provide spiritual care or meet patients’ spiritual needs is gaining increasing importance in nursing and midwifery policy at local, national and international level. Internationally, there is a growing belief in spirituality as a valid dimension of care.The book highlights a range of examples and case studies facilitating the practical application of the recommendations discussed. In addition to presenting new psychological perspectives, various activities throughout will encourage readers to form their own opinion on the issues covered. The suggestions for further reading and useful websites will also help readers interested in exploring specific areas in more depth.Combining contributions by authors from various disciplines, the book offers a valuable tool for qualified professional healthcare workers in practice, including nurses, social workers, doctors and chaplains. With its handy format, this practical pocket guide offers a faithful companion for practitioners.

Author : Professor Wilfred McSherry
Publisher : M&K Update Ltd
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 37,77 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1907830278

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There has been a groundswell of interest in and recognition of the importance the spiritual part of a person's life has to play in coping with/recovery from illness as well as in the attainment and maintenance of health, wellbeing and quality of life. Addressing the spiritual part of life is now a key part of the health care professional's job but this raises the question of how this part of life can be assessed and catered for and how health care professionals might be equipped for this task. Wilf McSherry and Linda Ross's new edited text tackles this very issue with contributors from different disciplines (including nursing, medicine, theology and chaplaincy) and countries (UK, USA, Malta) offering their own perspectives on this important part of care. Each chapter, therefore, has its own unique style but is concerned with one outcome, to see spiritual assessment and care as an integral part of holistic care whatever the setting. Contents include: Introduction - Linda Ross & Wilfred McSherry Why the increasing interest in spirituality within healthcare? - Linda Ross The meanings of spirituality: a multi-perspectival approach to 'the spiritual' - John Swinton Recognising spiritual needs - Aru Narayanasamy Spiritual Assessment: definition, categorisation and features - Wilfred McSherry The spiritual history: an essential element of patient centred care - Christina Puchalski Indicator based and value clarification tools - Donia Baldacchino Assessing and improving the quality of spiritual care - Mark Cobb Dilemmas of spiritual assessment - Chris Johnson Considerations for the future of Spiritual Assessment - Linda Ross and Wilf McSherry

Author : Daniel Enstedt
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,21 MB
Release : 2023-10-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 100096941X

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Elaborating with the concepts of culture and religious literacy, this volume examines theoretical, methodological and empirical aspects of the practice and study of religion and non-religion, culture, spirituality and worldviews within healthcare. In modern multi-cultural and multi-religious societies, a host of new issues have arisen concerning culture, religion and spirituality within healthcare, especially when people face serious and life-limiting illness. Healthcare professionals are faced with challenges addressing and handling patients’ cultural expressions of religiosity, spirituality and existential concerns. The variety needs to be met without essentializing the concepts of culture and religion, and with an ability to include the non-religious as well as new types of spiritualities. This collection reflects on the tension between cultural, religious and spiritual dimensions of care in a secularized healthcare institution and describes implications of this tension for healthcare professionals and patients. The book engages with an ongoing scholarly discussion about religious literacy in healthcare, and contributes perspectives, experiences and empirical examples from the Nordic countries, especially Sweden. It gives suggestions for practical application of research to healthcare practice, highlighting challenges and ideas for how to integrate religious, non-religious, and spiritual dimensions in care. This is an important contribution to the literature on religious literacy and provides a vital reference for students, scholars and healthcare professionals with an interest in the complex relationship between culture, spirituality, and religion in healthcare.

Author : Wendy Greenstreet
Publisher : Radcliffe Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,10 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Alternative medicine
ISBN : 9781857756463

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This practical guide considers spiritual care as an explicit component of health and social care and takes into account not only religious, cultural and spiritual views but also the value of music, art and other creative therapies.

Author : Peter Sedgwick
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 50,38 MB
Release : 2015-07-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 085700901X

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Providing a bridge between research in healthcare and spirituality and practitioner perspectives, these essays on chaplaincy in healthcare continue dialogue around constructing, negotiating and researching spiritual care and discuss the critical issues in chaplaincy work, including assisted suicide and care in children's hospices. Each section of the book is introduced by an academic theologian, giving the book a strong theoretical base, before serving healthcare chaplains offer their perspectives and experiences with material drawn from practice in a broad spectrum of healthcare contexts. The integration of theory and practical application in these essays will be of interest to chaplains, healthcare practitioners, and students of theology and healthcare.

Author : Marina Aline de Brito Sena
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,45 MB
Release : 2024-08-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781022902978

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Illuminating Spirit: Perspectives on Spirituality in Healthcare delves into the powerful intersection of spirituality and modern healthcare. This carefully curated collection of scientific journal articles sheds light on how spirituality influences patient well-being, decision-making, and recovery across various healthcare contexts. With comprehensive studies and frameworks, readers will discover the profound effects of spiritual connectedness in coping with ailments from chronic diseases to terminal illnesses. Featuring global perspectives and innovative instruments for measuring spiritual dimensions, this volume offers invaluable insights for healthcare professionals seeking to integrate spiritual care into practice, promoting holistic, compassionate, and effective patient care. Quality Research Publishing is dedicated to making knowledge more accessible to the general public by curating a topical compilation of the latest research on various subjects and providing plain language summaries. Each of the articles in this book is available individually and digitally without cost. However, we believe it is important for the contextualizing and sharing of educational and scientific work to curate this research in a way that is understandable and helpful to the average person seeking deeper knowledge of a particular subject. The research articles compiled for this book were published under a permissive Creative Commons license, are in the public domain, or have no copyright restrictions, permitting their use in this book. If you have questions about the licensing of any article, please visit qualityresearchpublishing.com.

Author : Emmanuel EROUME A EGOM
Publisher : Harmony Health Physical and Spiritual Wellness Center" marketed as "Harmony Care"
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 18,84 MB
Release : 2024-08-12
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN :

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"Soul Metrics: Unlocking the Secrets of Spiritual Well-being with the CAMERS Questionnaire" Delve into the groundbreaking exploration of spiritual well-being with "Soul Metrics," a transformative volume within the "Uniting Care and Spirit: A Holistic Approach to Healing" series. Authored by Emmanuel Eroume A Egom, this book introduces the innovative CAMERS Questionnaire, a pioneering tool designed to bridge the traditional health assessments with the nuanced dimensions of spiritual health. Discover how integrating spiritual metrics can revolutionize patient care and personal wellness. Aimed at healthcare professionals, researchers, and anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of spiritual well-being, "Soul Metrics" offers a rich tapestry of insights into how spiritual health profoundly impacts overall wellness and life quality. Through the pages of this insightful work, you will explore the intricate relationship between spirituality and health, learn about the development and application of the CAMERS Questionnaire, and see its transformative impact on enhancing both patient care and research methodologies. Join Emmanuel Eroume A Egom on a compelling journey to uncover the essential role of spirituality in holistic health, inviting readers to rethink how health is perceived and treated. "Soul Metrics" not only serves as a guide but also encourages a paradigm shift towards integrating spiritual care into health systems globally.

Author : Mark Cobb
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 44,90 MB
Release : 2012-08-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0191502189

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The relationship between spirituality and healthcare is historical, intellectual and practical, and it has now emerged as a significant field in health research, healthcare policy and clinical practice and training. Understanding health and wellbeing requires addressing spiritual and existential issues, and healthcare is therefore challenged to respond to the ways spirituality is experienced and expressed in illness, suffering, healing and loss. If healthcare has compassionate regard for the humanity of those it serves, it is faced with questions about how it understands and interprets spirituality, what resources it should make available and how these are organised, and the ways in which spirituality shapes and informs the purpose and practice of healthcare? These questions are the basis for this resource, which presents a coherent field of enquiry, discussion and debate that is interdisciplinary, international and vibrant. There is a growing corpus of articles in medical and healthcare journals on spirituality in addition to a wide range of literature, but there has been no attempt so far to publish a standard text on this subject. Spirituality in Healthcare is an authoritative reference on the subject providing unequalled coverage, critical depth and an integrated source of key topics. Divided into six sections including practice, research, policy and training, the project brings together international contributions from scholars in the field to provide a unique and stimulating resource.

Author : Gordon Tom
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 35,57 MB
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1315346427

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In the past 10 years spirituality and spiritual care have been much debated in professional healthcare literature, highlighting the need for a recognised definition of spiritual care to enable appropriate assessment of, and response to, spiritual issues. This accessible and highly relevant book surveys the numerous statements, guidelines and standards highlighted by these discussions, and equips healthcare professionals with the knowledge, skills and competence to provide the essence of spiritual care within their professional practice. Practical and evidence-based, this manual proves that delivery of good, professional spiritual care can build on intuitive human skills, and can be taught, learned, assessed and quantified. It gives readers the opportunity to move on from uncertainties about their role in the delivery of spiritual care by allowing them to asses and improve their understanding, skills and clinical practice in this area of care. Spiritual Care for Healthcare Professionals clearly grounds spiritual care in clinical practice. It is highly recommended for supporting academic study and encouraging healthcare practitioners to reflect on their practice and develop skills in spiritual assessment and care. Aimed at all healthcare professionals, it can be used by individual practitioners for continuing professional development as well as by academic staff developing educational programmes.