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The most interesting aspect to me was the article, The Role of Spiritualityin Health Care. I agree with the statement that over the years the“technological advances of the past century tended to change the focus ofmedicine from a caring service-oriented model to a technological, cure-orientedmodel” (Puchalski, 2001, pp. 352). I think that the spiritual side ofhealthcare has been forgotten or overlooked for many years and I am glad to seethat it is coming back into practice. I found it interesting that whenperforming several observational studies, it was shown that there might be aconnection between people living longer who have regular spiritualpractices. A cited example, patients with advanced cancer who foundcomfort from their religious and spiritual beliefs were more satisfied withtheir lives, were happier, and had less pain. Spirituality is an essential partof the “existential domain” measured in quality-of-life scores. Positivereports on those measure a meaningful personal existence, fulfillment of lifegoals, and a feeling that life to that point had been worthwhile correlatedwith a good quality of life for patients with advanced disease (Puchalski,2001).

I personally think spirituality is an individual thing, yet in nursing as anurse, one ought to accept all spirituality belief from every patient caredfor. I am religiously spiritual, if I can put it that way. I believe inmiracles, as well as believe that healing comes from God. So, with this, withmy initiation of care I always start with a prayer in my mind regardless thepatient spirituality. If I am lucky to have the same belief with the patient,then we pray together. Although some people turn to be more spiritual after anadvanced illness, some spirituality are religiously rooted.

Perspectives on healing come from health-care practitioners, patients, priests,rabbis, energy practitioners, spiritual healers, people close to death, peopleliving with pain and other chronic illnesses, people who have suffered abuseand neglect, and those who have suffered hardship such as divorce, miscarriage,or death of a child. Healing results in positive change, finding meaning,and the realization of wholeness. These consequences differentiate healing fromcure in that cure may occur without the patient finding meaning or realizingwholeness of mind-body-spirit. Healing results in positive changes at manylevels, including but not limited to physical health. Improvements in mental,emotional, social, or spiritual harmony are examples of healing outcomes. Thepositive change that occurs in healing is not limited to the event at hand butcontinues as the person progresses through life. A common outcome ofhealing is a reinterpretation of the event or situation that provides meaningand transcends the situation. It may include understanding and reinterpreting one'scondition such that a new sense of purpose is found. For some, meaning is foundin their actual illness. Others find it through helping others (Firth, et al.,2015).

Reference:

Firth, K., Smith, K., Sakallaris, B. R., Bellanti, D. M., Crawford, C., &Avant, K. C. (2015). Healing, a Concept Analysis. Global advances inhealth and medicine, 4(6), 44-50. doi: 10.7453/gahmj.2015.056