Exploring the Meaning of Spirituality and Spiritual Care with Help From Viktor Frankl

2021 ◽  
pp. 089801012110267
Author(s):  
Katherine C. Britt ◽  
Gayle Acton
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Health Care Policy ◽  
Holistic Care ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Care Policy ◽  
Viktor Frankl ◽  
And Training

Problem: A difficult concept to understand, spirituality is not often addressed in healthcare. Purpose: This paper will explore the concept of spirituality and spiritual care using the theory of meaning by Viktor Frankl. Implications: Authors will provide ways for nurses to think about spiritual needs and spiritual care for patients and identify barriers to spiritual care implementation. Suggestions are made for spiritual inquiry, resources are provided for spiritual care education and training, and recommendations are made for nursing education curricula and health care policy change. Conclusions: With a greater understanding of spirituality, nurses practicing holistic care can increase their spiritual care competence and implement spiritual care into practice.

Demands for Religious Care in the Taiwanese Health System

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huey-Ming Tzeng ◽  
Chang-Yi Yin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Holistic Care ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Religious Service ◽  
Care Problems ◽  
Practical Implications

In order to care ethically nurses need to care holistically; holistic care includes religious/spiritual care. This research attempted to answer the question: Do nurses have the resources to offer religious care? This article discusses only one aspect - the provision of religious care within the Taiwanese health care system. It is assumed that, if hospitals do not provide enough religious services, nurses working in these hospitals cannot be fully ethical beings or cannot respect patients’ religious needs. The relevant literature was reviewed, followed by a survey study on the provision of religious facilities and services. Aspects considered are: the religions influences in and on Taiwanese society; the religious needs of patients and their families; strategies that patients use to enable them to cope with their health care problems; professional motives for attuning to patients’ religious needs; and hospital provision for meeting the religious and spiritual needs of patients. A survey of nursing executives showed differences between religious service provision in hospitals with and without a hospice ward. The practical implications for hospital management and nursing practice are discussed.

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