Bachelor’s Capstone in Health and Wellness- Seminar 8

Unit 8 Learning Activities• Project- Post your HW 420 Final Project to

your capstone site.• Discussion- 1) Discuss the variety of experiences that you’ve had in the BS in Health

and Wellness program. How have these experiences affected your life? At this point, which changes have you maintained and which have you set aside? Choose at least 2 areas to comment on, and please be specific.

2) HW 410/HW 420 journal exercises

• Seminar- Option 1 or Option 2

DESIRED MUTANT POWER?

SPIRITUALITY IN HEALTHCARE

The role of spirituality in healthcare is controversial. Many healthcare professionals are uncomfortable

dealing with other people's spirituality or feel that it is not part of their role as a health provider.

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SPIRITUALITY IN HEALTHCARE

However, professional healthcare associations recommend that physicians and nurses consider patient spirituality, including the:

1)American Nursing Association (ANA)2)American Psychiatric Association (APA)3)Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

In addition, a consensus panel of the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Internal Medicine created a spiritual history tool that they recommend physicians use with patients who have serious illnesses

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Position: University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality and Healing

Respecting the Constitution of the United States of America that provides for religious freedom under the Bill of Rights, we have assiduously avoided advocating for particular faith traditions or spiritual practices in this module.

However, we do believe that it is important to consider spirituality in healthcare.

Further we feel that providers should know how to identify spiritual issues that may impact clinical care and how to refer patients.

WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF: SPIRITUALITY?

WHAT IS SPIRITUALITY?

American Heritage definition:

"Spirituality is the state of, quality, manner or fact of being spiritual; having the nature of spirit, not tangible or material.”

* The word spirituality comes from root-words in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek that all mean wind, breath, or air--that which gives life *

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WORKING DEFINITION

Spirituality is embracing, celebrating, and voicing all the connections with the ultimate/mystery/divine, within me and beyond me, in experiences that give me meaning, purpose, direction, and values for my daily journey.

Spirituality exists in our connection to other humans, our environment and the unfolding universe beyond, and the transcendent.

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SPIRITUALITY and RELIGION

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SPIRITUALITY and RELIGION

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SPIRITUALITY & HEALTH: EVIDENCE

The MANTRA project, a clinical trial of cardiac patients at Duke University, is demonstrating the positive impact of prayer on patient outcomes, such as fewer complications, less medication needed, and quicker return to health (Krucoff, 2000).

Double-blind study by Randolph Byrd in 1979 demonstrated positive health outcomes for cardiac patients randomly assigned to a prayer intervention.

The vast majority of cross-sectional and prospective cohort studies found better health outcomes over time for those who had a religious or spiritual practice compared to controls. Koenig

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What do you think is your role as a healthcare provider in spiritual care?

What do you think is your role as a healthcare provider in spiritual care?

Listen Actively

Screen for Spiritual Issues

Intervene when appropriate, to your level of knowledge and skill

Refer as neededUniversity of Minnesota Center for Spirituality and Healing

Review of HW420 Projects

After reviewing at least your classmate’s project for HW420 on their websites

1. What new items did you learn that you might want to incorporate?

2. As you prepare to embark on your career in the health and wellness field, how do you see yourself using the knowledge and skills learned in this class in your professional life?

- Unit 9

- You will be finishing your capstone website

- In seminar we will be reviewing your completed sites and how they can be useful to you as a professional

Next week……