Nursing Care Plan for Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Well Being NCP

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NURSING CARE PLAN ─ Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Well-Being ASSESSMENT

SUBJECTIVE: “I feel like my life has a meaning and purpose. I’m ready to take spirituality to the next level,” as verbalized by the patient

DIAGNOSIS

INFERENCE

PLANNING

Readiness for enhanced spiritual being

Patient’s faith and value system

After 72 hours of nursing interventions, patient will be able to express and integrate meaning and purpose in life and a sense of connectedness with self and others.

Meaningful life experiences

Increase in power of hope and positive thinking

Stronger feelings of well-being and strength

Feelings of ease with who a person is and to fulfill

INTERVENTIONS

 Allow the patient privacy and a quiet place for prayer.  Discuss with the patient the importance of forgiveness.  Assist the patient in any religious rites/rituals that they request.  Assess the patient for loss of meaning, purpose and hope in life.  Respect the patient’s beliefs.  Promote the visitation of family and friends.  Be physically present and actively listen to

RATIONALE

EVALUATIO N

 Prayer improves clinical outcomes and provides a sense of spirituality and well-being.

After 72 hours of nursing interventions, goal met. Patient was able verbalize, express and integrate meaning and purpose in life and develop a deeper/enhan ced sense of connectednes s with self and others.

 Forgiveness is an important part of spirituality.  Religious rites/rituals can enhance meaning in life and promote a sense of connectedness with a higher power.  Spirituality is associated with a sense of meaning and purpose in life and hope.  Respecting the patient’s beliefs

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potential as individuals, as human beings

the patient.  Instruct the patient in the use of meditation and guided imagery.  Assist the patient in identifying meaningful experiences.  Hold the patient’s hand or place or place hand gently on their arm if the patient is comfortable with touch  Assist the patient in exploring reasons for living and promote hope.  Monitor support systems. Be aware of own belief systems and accept client's spirituality.  Be physically present and available to help client determine religious and spiritual choices.  Help client develop

promotes trust and connectedness.  Spirituality is enhanced through a sense of connectedness with other people.  Attentive listening and physical presence can be spiritually nourishing.  These activities are often used to promote spiritual well-being.  Meaningful experiences promote spiritual well-being.  Touch helps to support a patient’s spirituality.  Instilling hope helps to promote spiritual well-being.  To effectively help a client with

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and accomplish shortterm goals and tasks.  Provide appropriate religious materials, artifacts, or music as requested

Collaborative:  Offer to notify the patient’s pastor/spiritual advisor of patient’s admission.

spiritual needs, an understanding of one's own spiritual dimension is essential  Studies show that client's faith and trust in nurses produces a positive effect on client and family. Spiritual care interventions promote a sense of well-being  Accomplishing goals increases self-esteem, which may be related to the client's spiritual well-being.  Helping a client incorporate rituals, sacraments, reading, music, imagery, and meditation into daily life can enhance spiritual health

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 Hospitalized patients place a high priority on spiritual needs and support. Caregivers who use religious or spiritual beliefs to cope with caregiving have a better relationship with care recipients, which is associated with lower levels of depression and role submersion