Question

When it comes to facilitating spiritual care for patients with worldviews different from your own, what are your strengths and weaknesses? If you were the patient, who would have the final say in terms of ethical decision-making and intervention in the event of a difficult situation?

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Answer 1

The worldview of spiritual care is different in different individual because each individual perceived and viewed it from different way .for many of the people their world view is the most important thing in their life. Thus the their spiritual world view is important and it is the factor that strongly influence their behaviour ,habbits ,guiding attitudes towards heath ,relationships and work , moreover it strongly influence how they regard themselves and the others .

As a professional nurse, i do not induce my world view on to the patient spiritual view and I should put aside my personal view ,and do not compare it with the patient world view .in this way I can easily focus on the tasks and the need of the patient. Just show some intrest in their perspective and it's up to you if you share or not share your view if you were asked about your view .it's just easy to say that I viewed it in a different manner .

Spirituality and religion should be considered as the individuals personal views .thinking and considering the spirituality and religion as ones personal world view help to be responsive to the complex and diverse way in which the people personalize their belief.moreover understanding the client world view helps to understand better regarding the client and their context and help makes less interfere with the others opinion and can help make assumptions about their wishes and practice .it will helpful in developing the better and comfortable intervention that works best for him .understanding the patient spiritual world view helps to support patient to involve in treatment regimen , also helps in supporting spiritual patients to enter into resources that will improve the coping and wellbeing .

If I am in that position where I could not take decision my own .I will develop a strong patient or heath care provider relationship because building a strong patient or health care provide relationship is the main step in providing spiritual care to the client .

Reference and citation

​Mary Elizabeth O Brien ,the text book of spirituality in nursing ,standing on holy ground ,2 nd edition .

Josephson A and peteet ,a hand book of spirituality and world view in clinical practice ,American psychiatric publication, 2004 .

Mary T sweat (2013 ) report to give meaning spiritual care to those with a different world view .