Christian Theoretical Foundations

Hi, my name is bailey thomas Itch,

and I am doing my christian theoretical foundations presentation

based on the book called to Care by Shelly Ann Miller.

The book called to care by Shelly Ann

Miller defines christian nursing as a ministry of

compassionate care for the whole person in response

to God's grace toward a sinful world,

which plant aims to foster optimum health and bring

comfort in suffering and death for anyone in need.

A christian worldview of nursing encompasses the ideology

that one shall love God and love thy neighbor.

One should use their roots in their faith to

nurture and care for individuals of all kinds,

including the poor and penniless.

One should use their christian faith to

promote healing and overall health within all people

helping these individuals to heal spiritually as

well as physically will guide their overall health

and overall morality in their lives.

Ultimately, a nurse's christian worldview should

be to serve with love

channeling their love of God and working as a servant,

to ultimately promote relationship with God and the love of community.

That is searched,

nursing did not always encompass a christian ideology and has

transformed over the years to be what it is today,

Florence.

Nightingale had a large influence on Christianity

Um through her work as a nurse,

she had found that many individuals in the late 19th century, we're turning to

atheism and had no morality for which she felt she needed to influence

initial basis of nursing,

surrounded the idea the only individuals needing nursing care.

We're poor disenfranchised sick and insane within the community.

It was not until the fourth century nursing that hospitals began to be established.

These hospitals did not include physicians and were run by nurses alone,

primarily.

By the 19th century, nursing was labeled poorly

for being corrupt and disorganized.

Most larger hospitals were run by inmates and were described to be

provided by women who are alcoholics and prostitutes.

Some believe nursing to be pagan

art and did not believe in the validity of the work that was conducted.

This did not change until reform was established through the christian church.

It was strongly believe that by the end of the 19th century,

a combination of nursing and religion can only allow for the healing of the mind,

body and spirit.

Due to this belief,

missionaries were sent to english speaking countries to spread the

influence of the gospel and health care is one.

This movement was led by Florence nightingale

today.

Yeah,

nursing is transformation in its intention.

Some believe that nursing is being shifted by economic influence.

Many nurses are believed to be joining the profession for their wage

and less so caring for ideologies surrounding a christian worldview of nursing,

this motivation influence is slowly being questioned with these changes

throughout time, there have been many influences

changing nursing.

However, the christian worldviews remain today, as christians called to care,

we encounter many unexplainable phenomenon surrounding living and dying.

We witnessed tragedy

and miraculous recovery, which we cannot always be explained with science.

Additionally, christians look to God as someone who inspires

service to others.

As influenced by many theorists over the years,

caring for patients holistically includes servicing all aspects of their health.

This includes physical and psychosocial needs

and for many this includes their faith.

Christian nursing requires us to acknowledge

that technological advancements are gift given

by God to allow us practicing care for others based in science.

Additionally, nursing stewards such as Florence,

nightingale have used their roles to not only expand nursing roles,

but also spread the world Word of the Gospel through their work as a nurse,

moderate advancements

in nursing should include this within their practice and effort

to maintain the christian worldview that nursing is based on

as highlighted in the book called to Care spirituality,

spirituality allows for purpose and meaning um

guidance of human values and self transcendence.

It is easily argued that these three psychological aspects of one's

self greatly influence their ability to provide

care and influence health and wellness.

Culture is a human behavior

influenced by previous generations.

It is acquired and constantly changing and can vary vastly from one individual

to another,

spirituality

has a broad and complex meeting that has been argued for century and Brown,

I have highlighted different definitions

of spirituality that although different,

also represent a very similar idea of ones in our understanding

of self and how that could relate to something larger than oneself

as a caregiver.

With spiritual ideology centered around a christian worldview,

One looks to God to help guide these ideas within their care,

using one spiritual self to guide the care allows for compassion as

well as the last patients to find a meaning in their suffering.

Additionally,

patients maybe in circumstances that have them questioning

their spiritual understanding these circumstances call for spiritual,

we connected individual to assist them in this time of need

for patients that have spirituality

incorporated into their care have statistically

been more likely to be pleased with their care and treatment.

The nurse of the christian worldview will be able to utilize their call

to service God to help these individuals in their times of need.

As christian caregivers. It is important to keep in mind.

We are part of multiculturalism.

Religious differences are prevalent in other cultures,

disagreement with one's culture or values should not affect care and each

culture contains a represent representation of what good and evil are.

We must remember that there is not

one singular culture that embodies Christianity.

We can also possess president prejudice that is influenced by our own culture.

This does not

make our own culture right or wrong, providing the care

surrounding a patient's cultural values is crucial to ensuring

a patient's dignity and assisting with their wellness.

We must also remember that

God teaches us to practice humility, compassion,

respect and to be accepting of others as they are.

Environment is another term that can have a broad range of

definitions but simply stated can be argued as the circumstances,

objects or conditions by which one is surrounded

by a christian worldview. These can be both seen or unseen.

The scene environment is defined in called to care as

the physical environment that can be felt weighed measured,

seen, heard tasted and smelled,

interactions with the environment can

positively or negatively influence health.

A patient's health directly correlates with their physical environment,

which can include food, water, housing, transportation,

and social environments.

It is our responsibility to care for the scene

environment and recognize it is a gift from God.

The Scene environment also provides us with healing

properties such as medicinal herbs and pharmacological advancements.

Technology is a product of God's keen creation that allows for

us to further understand illness and treat accordingly.

You must remember God is ultimately the creator

of all that lives within the same world.

The natural world is also filled with suffering,

which we must recognize as part of God's plan.

We can only use our God given resources to assist us in the situation.

It is not for us to question for.

We must recognize our limitations as God is ultimately the owner and sustainer

of life.

Just as there is in a scene environment, there is also an unseen environment.

This is where God resides and embodies all of his creation.

The unseen environment comes with uncertainty,

which is a large enemy of understanding.

This is where the importance of faith lies God reveals himself through many ways,

but namely his actions.

We see him throughout our lifetime, in ways that cannot be explained.

He continually speaks to us and we must

remain open to his word.

God also defines morality through his word, john Kilner defines the basic

ethical principles in the book as promoting life

acting justly respecting freedom and telling the truth.

Incorporating these principles into caring for the patient,

ensures that you are not only living through God,

but also providing ethically centered care.

Health is a broad term that is difficult

to define and where varies widely across cultures.

The biblical understanding of health relates most closely to shalom.

Shalom is the word that most directly

translates to mean peace in english,

but is also believed to represent many more aspects of health, including security,

prosperity, happiness, wholeness.

Ultimately, the bible translation

of health incorporates a holistic approach to wellness. Health care must be

maintain the ideology

of multidimensional health requiring multidimensional approaches to carrying

and healing nursing, and the advanced practice.

Nursing should incorporate caring for the physical aspects of health

as well as emotional and spiritual healing should include aspects

of health, however,

must remember that ultimately all healing comes from jesus christ.

Okay

with God's

gift of life comes unavoidable suffering.

This is not something that we can avoid,

and it's a tool that brings us closer with God,

he endures suffering with us, helps us learn inhale

it is not our job to ask why when experience suffering,

but only to look to God with hope that our plan is bigger than our understanding

within the nursing profession.

We will encounter many instances of suffering within our patients lives.

Those who have suffered personally have an increased ability to understand

and empathize and caring for others and caring for others.

We will

have a direct ability to influence their strength

but also provide them with comfort and hope.

Ultimately, faith should not allow us to fear death,

but for death to be seen as a new beginning.

Christian nursing is defined as being called to care as a ministry of compassionate

care for the whole person in response to God's grace toward a sinful world,

which aims to foster optimum health and bring comfort and

suffering and death to death for anyone in need.

This highlights the importance of one's relationship with christ

as their guiding factor to influence their patient care.

We have a moral obligation to utilize our knowledge

and provide compassionate care centered around our belief in christ

advanced practice, nurses should continue to use their background

in faith

to provide ethical health practices and encourage

health maintenance for all patients beyond physical knowledge,

nurses should utilize hope,

humility and love to provide compassionate and spiritual care for

all of their patients as provided to them

by christ prayer is important for all patients.

Whether prayer is allowed with them or independently.

Ultimately,

nurses walk with the Lord to provide care for all in jewel individuals in need

while working to assist

them in their relationship with God.

My relationship with God has guided me throughout my life.

It is the reason that I am a nurse today and the reason

that I am able to advance my education as I am doing now.

I owe everything to God and I am

grateful for all my opportunities as well as sufferings

because they have brought me to where I am today.

Shelly Ann Miller's book solidified the importance

of holistic wellness and care for me.

This is not only a widely held belief within nursing theory,

but also the biblical interpretation of health and wellness.

I will continue to incorporate spiritual care throughout my career,

both with the way that I act and present myself as

well as with the care that I provide my patients.

I will provide

empathy, integrity, humility,

compassion and kindness to my patients while recognizing that christ walks with me

in my mission to serve others.

These are my references. Thank you

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