I was for years a nurse and was told that I was responsible for the spiritual care of my patients and that I MUST believe in something to which I responded that legally I didn't have to. I wtnessed all sorts of abuses by religionists. One group seemed to think that if you were in a wheelchair and frail you were automatically part of their congregation and were promptly kidnapped and taken to the assembly room.
2006-10-30 00:11:59 · 14 answers · asked by Lt Kije 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They meant the religious needs.
Like a Chaplin.
There will always be abuses. But was it better for the frail folks to be automatically taken to services, or to let them sit in their room and vegetate? A tuff call to be sure.
2006-10-30 00:13:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is not traditional religion.
i would say it is a sense of divinity that does not necessarily depend on things like an external god.
sort of how a lot of people feel when they are in the woods, or when their baby is born. It is beyond physical or emotional.
the dictionary won't be able to help you with things like this.
because it's not a dictionary sort of concept.
i believe as a nurse you have to care for your patients needs and patients in such dire circumstances often have spiritual needs.
i don't think wheeling them to an involuntary service is the answer.
meeting them where they are with their needs is the answer.
2006-10-30 00:15:58 · answer #2 · answered by Sufi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is any event that creates a warped interpretaion in ones mind.
Could be brainwashing by religious zealots, or equally being spaced out on stupid drugs. The benefit of drugs (not that I've been silly enough to try) is that its a short term delusion, whereas religion becomes totally destructive.
2006-10-30 00:16:28 · answer #3 · answered by Jon H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spirituality is power of the spirit believing that all religions lead to the same path. Respecting your patients belief and culture and helping them to express them.
2006-10-30 00:17:28 · answer #4 · answered by iwdni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Organised religion invariably comes down to control of the masses! I believe our spirit is eternal and that each life is a lesson in coping with negative influences. I would not go anywhere near a church/chapel/mosque because they want your spirit to be dictated to by their tenets. Best religion of all is.....treat people as you would want to be treated! Find your spirituality in your own way. Walk with God in your own way!
2006-10-30 00:20:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spirituality is: "the attachment to religious values or a concept of the divine."
you shouldnt have been told that you had to believe in the specific religions. no employer has the right to tell you to do that and it is indeed ilegal for them to do it. but you should have been aware of the parets wishes regarding drugs, organ donation, DNR etc. in relation to their religious beliefs.
2006-10-30 00:23:17 · answer #6 · answered by isildurs_babe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To me it means being ever mindful that life is not just about me. There is a level of meditation that allows me to communicate with the Creator and receive guidance.
2006-10-30 00:19:39 · answer #7 · answered by thirsty mind 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spirtuality is concerned with the force that inside all of us the "spirtual" being that we all are. We all origanally come from spirit and its to spirit that we return to after we pass.Who we are is spirit the rest of us is just an overcoat the real "YOU" is first and formost spirit.
2006-10-30 00:18:26 · answer #8 · answered by Helen L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Merriam Webster says "concerned with religious values;of or relating to sacred matters". I'd say it's just about talking with people about their concerns about life/death, etc., and making them comfortable. It's not about a specific religion, but about comfort.
2006-10-30 00:15:57 · answer #9 · answered by nn p 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
spirituality is one of those words people with wandering imaginations like to kick around. It basically means whatever you want it to, or so i'm finding. but basically i'd say it is anythign relating to one's religious/metaphysical beliefs.
2006-10-30 00:16:10 · answer #10 · answered by free_indeed2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋