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Nursing Interventions for Spiritual Distress

The client expressed feelings of guilt and failure as a Catholic for not being able to reconcile with their sibling and not regularly attending mass or praying. The nursing diagnosis was spiritual distress related to inability to live within their faith's precepts. The goal was for the client to feel increased connection to their faith after interventions. Interventions included developing a therapeutic relationship, encouraging expression of beliefs, providing a calm setting, assisting with prayer and forgiveness, and helping access support systems.

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Nursing Interventions for Spiritual Distress

The client expressed feelings of guilt and failure as a Catholic for not being able to reconcile with their sibling and not regularly attending mass or praying. The nursing diagnosis was spiritual distress related to inability to live within their faith's precepts. The goal was for the client to feel increased connection to their faith after interventions. Interventions included developing a therapeutic relationship, encouraging expression of beliefs, providing a calm setting, assisting with prayer and forgiveness, and helping access support systems.

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  • Nursing Care Plan

Nursing Diagnosis Analysis Goal and Interventions Rationale Evaluation

Objectives

The client said, Spiritual Distress Feelings such as Goal: After 2 days Was the client
“Pakiramdam ko related to failure anxiety, fear, of nursing able to have
tuloy napakalaki to live within the guilt, grief, and intervention, the increased sense of
ng pag-kukulang precepts of one’s despair can client will be able connectedness to
ko bilang isang faith. produce barriers to have increased the Divine?
katoliko, sa to relationships in sense of Yes_No_Why?
Panginoon. Alam general and to the connectedness to
kong gusto niyang relationship the the Divine.
magkaayos na person has with
kami ng the Divine. Objectives:
panganay ko,
pero mas 1. After 1 day of Develop Promotes trust
nangibabaw yung nursing therapeutic nurse- and comfort,
inis, at hindi parin intervention, the client relationship. encouraging client
buo sa loob ko na client will be able Convey to be open about
ako ang maunang to express acceptance of sensitive matters.
makipag-ayos. decreasing client’s beliefs and
Dahil dun, feelings of guilt. concerns.
naguguilty ako sa
Panginoon, isang Encourage client’s Helps in clarifying
dahilan bakit expression of values, ideas,
hindi narin ako concern and belief recognizing and
nagsisimba at about spiritual resolving
madalang narin issues. feelings/situation.
ako magdasal.”
Provide calm, Promotes
peaceful setting relaxation and
when possible. enhances
opportunity for
reflection on
situation/
discussion with
others.
Use therapeutic Helps client find
communication own solutions to
skills of reflection concerns.
and active-
listening.

Assist client in To heal past hurts


prayer and which are possible
forgiveness. barriers to
practicing religion.

2. After 1 day of Provide time and Allows client to


nursing privacy to engage focus on self and
intervention, the in spiritual seek
client will be able growth/ religious connectedness.
to participate in activities.
spiritual
practices/religious
activities. Determine Provides insight to
support systems client’s willingness
available to client to pursue outside
and how they are resources.
used.

Assist client to Ongoing support


identify SO and is required to
people who could enhance sense of
provide support connectedness
as needed. and continue
progress towards
goal.

Assist client to Provides answers


identify spiritual to spiritual
resources questions, assist
(spiritual advisor). in the journey of
self-discovery,
and can help
client learn to
accept and forgive
self and others.

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