JCN January-March 2009 - Spiritual Beliefs and End-of-Life Care

Volume 26, Number 1 January-March 2009

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Personal or group study ideas.
Read the articles, choose your questions!

small box Spiritual Beliefs in End-of-Life Care:
Read Browning, pp. 10-17.
a. How does God view death? See 1 Samuel 2:1-10; Psalm 23:4, 116:15; John 5:24; Acts 2:22-24; Romans 8:38-39; 1 Corinthians 15 and Philippians 1:20-21.
b. Discuss the role of advance directives. What are limitations of ADs? Strengths?
c. Share how you've dealt with a patient's end-of-life experience. How did the patient respond? The family? How did you respond?
d. Practice using the GUIDE© with a colleague

small box Parish Nursing/Nursing in the Church:
Read Parish Nursing/Nursing in the Church.
a. What parish nursing programs are in your area? What resources are offered?
b. What additional training is needed to prepare to be a parish nurse?
c. According to King and Tessaro, what do parish nurses, report regarding spiritual care? Why is this so? What do you think would increase nurses' effectiveness in this area?

small box Diversity:
Read McDonald and Brown-Collins, Stetz, pp. 25-30 and 31-36.
a. Define justice and diversity as you understand these concepts?
b. What steps does your workplace or nursing school take to enhance diversity? What is the policy of the institution where you work or your university regarding diversity?
c. Dig deep to examine personal biases. What did you learn about yourself?
d. How can you show dignity and respect for all persons? When have you found this challenging?

small box Storytelling:
Read Called to Teach, pp. 56.
a. Why are stories an effective teaching method?
b. How can you use stories to assist your students or patients?
c. What is your favorite Bible story? Why? How might you frame this story to share with a patient?

8 A Heart for Justice? - Editorial

10 Incorporating Spiritual Beliefs into End-of-Life Care?
Annette M. Browning

Little is written about spiritual beliefs in end-of-life decision making. A new GUIDE© helps nurses assess key issues

15 The Greatest Gift
Kristene Diggins

"There must have been something else I could have done..."

20 POETRY Birth
Lucy Megginson

22 RESEARCH Parish Nursing: Promoting Healthy
Lifestyles in the Church
Michalene A. King and Irene Tessaro

What are the health promotion activities of parish nurses?

25 SEEKING JUSTICE IN NURSING

Overcoming Injustice in Nursing and Healthcare
Skip McDonald and Alice R. Brown-Collins

31 Enhancing Diversity in Christian Nursing and Education
Kathleen Stetz

37 Pulled in Too Many Directions? Get a Kingdom Perspective!
Elizabeth A. Peterson

Nurse educators are caught in the middle of rising demands.

41 Setting Students Up for Spiritual Care Success
Rachel Van Tholen

How do we emphasize to students that their own spiritual care is crucial for nursing practice?

47 From Failed Exams to Nurse Educator
Cynthia M.Thomas

God recognizes potential when we don't.

49 MISSIONS A Foundation of Trust Built on Green Beans
Kristina Ibitayo

What makes for successful missions?

Departments

9 Etc.

Summit news, More on Missions, Coming Soon

NEW NURSING IN THE CHURCH

53 Insights, Flashback, Resource Toolbox
Sharon T. Hinton

STUDENT TXT

54 My First Clinical Day, Shortage Update
Maureen Juarez,Pamela Friesen, Bernita Missal, and Sarah Nesvig

Christian Ethics

55 Facing Ethical Dilemmas
Susan A. Salladay and Karen S. Bell

Called to Teach

56 An Ancient Craft
Pamela R. Cangelosi

Practicing

58 Fighting Apathy
Kristene Diggins

FAQs in Spiritual Care

59 How Do I Recognize Spiritual Needs? Part 2
Mary T. Sweat

61 Resources - End-of-Life Care, newly revised Spiritual Dimensions of Nursing Practice

68 PulseBeats - Digital Birth Certificates, Age Specific Exercise Guidelines