Malorie Grubbs
Malorie’s post was the first I came across that explored spirituality under the context of holistic care. Similar to Misty Titus, Malorie highlights that disasters tend to push people more towards religious inclinations than medical science. The behavior underpins why spirituality can enhance patient satisfaction and health outcomes during disasters. Different in the post is the description of spiritual care as essential in reducing suffering to patients and healthcare workers. Spirituality helps reduce the emotional and mental burden associated with mass casualties (Hu et al. 2019). Spirituality gives people hope, faith, peace, comfort and self-actualization, which all play a critical role in enhancing individual and community resilience. The capacity to love, forgive and care contribute to the timeliness, continuity and effectiveness of disaster response. For instance, the public is more likely to volunteer in disaster response if holistic care is establishing a sense of solidarity within the affected community. Ensuring a person receives spiritual care is part of the nurse’s way to show respect for the patient.
Reference
Hu, Y., Jiao, M., & Li, F. (2019). Effectiveness of spiritual care training to enhance spiritual health and spiritual care competency among oncology nurses. BMC Palliative Care, 18(1), 104. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-019-0489-3