Spirituality in Nursing
Here is our Discussion Board Question for Unit 3, Part A, for you to use in composing your original post. Please make sure you make your posts for this Unit in the Forum designated for Unit 3, Part A. You are required to answer all parts of the question below. You are also required to label your responses as separate paragraphs for your original post according to the way the original questions are labeled below.
PART A: Regarding our Unit 3 assigned reading, chapter 7 of Spirituality in Nursing:
Name and discuss at least 3 key points that you found to be especially helpful in thinking about the spiritual needs of patients with an acute illness? Do you have any specific examples or questions regarding how what you have learned might be helpful to you, as you think about working with patients who have an acute illness?
PART B: Regarding our Unit 3 assigned reading, chapter 8 of Spirituality in Nursing:
Name and discuss at least 3 key points that you found to be especially helpful in thinking about the spiritual needs of patients with a chronic illness? Do you have any specific examples or questions regarding how what you have learned might be helpful to you, as you think about working with patients who have a chronic illness?
PART C: Regarding your viewing of the video by Mother Angelica on Suffering and other truths regarding our spiritual life:
1) What did Mother Angelica help you understand about the value of human suffering, from a spiritual point of view, at a deeper level? Be specific in quoting from Mother Angelica’s teaching on the video and then open up what you have learned from her in your own words.
2) What did Mother Angelica help you learn about the Lord’s dealings with human persons, in general, that was either new for you entirely or provided you with a better understanding of a truth you already knew?
3) What questions did Mother Angelica’s teaching leave you with?
4) How might what you have mentioned in your response to either or both questions 1 and 2 above be helpful in your work with patients?
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