...The Healing Hospital Jennifer K. Moore RN Grand Canyon University: HLT-310 V August 2, 2015 “O LORD my God, I called to you for help and you healed me” Holy Bible Psalm 30:2 When I first heard the term “healing hospital,” I have to admit, I was confused. Aren’t all hospitals for healing? But as I read through our text and the articles, I realized there is a distinction between the concept of a healing hospital, and the traditional hospital. While it is true that both are places where the sick go to become well, but the healing hospital goes beyond medicine to provide a rich and nurturing atmosphere for healing to take place, with nurses committed to a culture of care and healing. I realized that I happen to work at one of each type of hospital. To understand the concept of a healing hospital, and why it is important, I will first discuss the traditional hospital environment. One of the hospitals I work in is a county run facility, low on budget, long on patients. The nurses, physicians and staff are wonderful and care for their patients as much as any. However, the hospital is old and noisy. The nursing stations are overflowing with nurses, staff, students, physicians, residents and families. People have to shout to be heard over the din, there are loud intercoms in every patient room, which are not private. The rooms are stuffed with the two patients, and their families. Medical surgical...
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...Running head: RELATIONSHIP TO SPIRITUALITY Module 1 Healing Hospitals and their relationship to spirituality Vern Warter RN Grand Canyon University HLT 310 v Module 1 Healing Hospitals and their relationship to spirituality The purpose of this paper is to describe the components of a Healing Hospital and the relationship to spirituality. With today’s advanced technology, science, and new medications the health care setting provides a unique opportunity to help patients with curable treatable disease and illnesses. Developing a healthcare system with a loving, caring, healing environment that every patient and every employee has the desire to be associated with is the ultimate challenge. When Mercy Gilbert Medical Center was built in 2006, the focus was placed on having a healing environment as well as having a healing facility, and healing culture. They were awarded the Healing Hospital designation secondary to three key components. They were awarded this by the Baptist Healing Trust, in Nashville, Tennessee (Eberst, 2008). The components are listed as 1) A healing physical environment, 2) The integration of work design and technology, and 3) A culture of “Radical Loving Care” (Eberst). A healing environment includes more than just the patient, but also encompasses the knowledge to help the family members and others that may be involved with the support of the patient. As the patient is cared for, there is support for not only...
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...Running head: SPRITUALITY NEED ASSESMENT Spirituality Need Assessment Elsamma Philip Grand Canyon University HLT- 310 V Verree Laughlin June 10, 2012 Spirituality Need Assessment Introduction Numerous studies conducted showed positive correlation between spirituality and treatment outcomes (Oakley, P.T., D.H.Sc, Katz, Sauer, Dent, & Millar, 2010). Therefore spiritual needs of the patient must be meet by the healthcare professional. The spiritual needs of the patient can be analyzed and recognized in the process of spiritual assessment. The spiritual assessment consists of a survey/ questionnaire that helps the caregiver get information on the patients spiritual demands. The spiritual assessment allows the healthcare provider to meet the spiritual demands of the patient and their family. This enables the patient to receive holistic treatment which includes recognizing and responding to the physical, psychological, spiritual and emotional needs of the patient (Bruce, 2007). According to the joint commission anyone who is trained on the value of spiritual assessment and tools such as physicians, therapists, nurses, and clinical pastoral staff can assess the patient’s spirituality (Evaluating your Spiritual Assessment Process, 2005). The Joint Commission has also provided some guidelines to create a spiritual assessment that would meet the spiritual demands of the patient. Using these guidelines, a spiritual assessment is made to assess...
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