Spirituality and Nursing
Nurses as the "new" Chaplains
There are 2.9 million nurses in the United States according the American Nurses Association. Of this number, about 1.7 million claim to have a relationship with God in terms of traditional Christianity. Most current nursing practice is based on the Medical Home Theory of care. Of the seven components of this Theory,
several have caused nursing practice to change. All medical disciplines work together today in "teams" to provide holistic care for patients. One element of that care is spirituality. Since nurses have greater access to patients than any other discipline, patients spiritual care has fallen largely upon them. Not that nurses have to pray or do rituals, but they do have to make sure spiritual care is provided. Because their new role in spirituality, many nurses are being trained in alternative and complementary therapies closely associated with eastern religion. Many of these these therapies are based on a belief system outside of traditional Christianity and the Bible. Want to read more. Keep following my blog and post your comments. Also, join my Facebook group so you will know when my new book, The Occult Invasion of Health Care is coming Out!
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I would be interested to hear, how the 1.7 million nurses who claim to be christians, respond to, or deal with, being trained in alternative therapies that are based on eastern religious practices, rather than their own more traditional christian beliefs?
An easily answered question. Thanks for asking. Most Christian nurses aren't aware of the tie to Eastern religion. The teachers don't emphasize in their initial training. This only becomes apparent as the level of training increases. Believe me, by the time they reach the upper levels of training, these nurses know all about their occult involvement. Hopefully, Christian nurses drop out sometime before this. Some are deceived into thinking they are practicing something with God's help.
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