Reference no: EM13566687

1. Select a story from the Bible (be sure to cite which version of the Bible and passages you are using) that addresses an aspect of healing. Summarize the passage and discuss the components of healing that took place. What led you to believe that healing took place? Was it a question of faith or something physical that took place? Explain your answer. (100 words)

2. Find the professional standards of practice for your field. Do they address spiritual care? If so, how? If not, how would you address the need for spiritual care in your field? (100 words)

3. What does the Bible say about caring for the sick? How do the roles of the various team members within the healing-hospital blueprint address caring for the sick from a biblical standpoint?(100 words)

4. Will the expectation of care vary based on the faith base of the patient involved? How can the practitioner change care practice based on the faith of the patient? Give an example. (100 words)

5. Recognizing being a health care provider as a ministry of service, what are ways a health care provider can prepare to address spirituality in health situations for each of the following groups?(100 words)

a. Oneself
b. One's patient
c. The patient's family
d. One's colleagues

6. What are you able to do that promotes, or would promote, peace in a personal or health crisis? How willing are you to use this skill? What would make you more willing to do this?(100 words)

7. How often do you find yourself on the edge of compassion fatigue (with your family, your friends, your coworkers, your patients, your clients)? Do you think they can read it in your face? What can you do to be sure you have the emotional reserves to do what you need to do? (100 words)

8. How realistic is it to expect health care workers to model mental, physical, and spiritual health? If Americans tend to be overweight, underactive workaholics who experience burnout, why should health care workers be any different?(100 words)

9. Where would you go for resources in helping a patient deal with his or her grief? Why would you choose that source, and how much help do you think you would get? Would it be best to refer the patient to other resources, and how would you help them to identify these possible resources? (100 words)

10. Where would you go for resources to help you deal with your own grief? Why would you choose that source, and how much help do you think you would get? (100 words)