Domain 10. Life principles
Class 2. Beliefs
Diagnostic Code: 00068
Nanda label: Readiness for enhanced spiritual wellbeing
Diagnostic focus: Spiritual well-being
Nursing diagnosis readiness for enhanced spiritual wellbeing refers to a patient’s ability to recognize and appreciate spiritual values and practices that could influence their quality of life, mental health and overall well-being. This provides nurses and healthcare providers with the basis for designing care plans that focus on the patient’s spiritual needs and their capacity to cope with physical, emotional, and mental distress and illness.
NANDA Nursing Diagnosis Definition
According to the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, readiness for enhanced spiritual wellbeing is defined as: “A pattern of being open to and affirmed in seeking and expressing meaning and purpose through connecting with self, others, art, music, literature, nature, or a power greater than self.”
Defining Characteristics
The defining characteristics of Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Wellbeing are the following
Subjective
- Expresses openness to spiritual health and wellbeing
- Expresses opportunities for meaning and purpose in a difficult situation
- Reports feeling of solace and peace in a time of turmoil
- Searches for ways of finding personal strength in self
Objective
- Reflects upon problems but keeps focus on the positive aspects
- Maintains balance in thoughts and behaviors
- Engages in activities that increases spiritual well-being
- Demonstrates practices of personal spirituality
Suggestions of Use
This nursing diagnosis can be used in a variety of settings and with many different types of patients, including those coping with illness, grief, loss, or depression.
Suggested Alternative NANDA Nursing Diagnosis
An alternative diagnosis that may be applicable in similar situations is Spiritual Distress. This diagnosis differs from ‘Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Wellbeing’ because it focuses on the patient’s inability to connect and develop relationships with a spiritual power. However, ‘Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Wellbeing’ highlights the individual’s potential to actively seek and benefit from spiritual practices, which can lead to positive outcomes, growth and healing.
Usage Tips
When using this diagnosis, it is important to be aware of the patient’s spiritual needs and current spiritual practices, if any. It is also important to consider cultural, religious and social contexts when caring for patients with regard to their spiritual wellbeing.
NOC Outcomes
Nursing outcomes classification (NOC) outcomes that correspond to ‘Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Wellbeing’ include, but are not limited to:
- Spiritual Well-Being: The patient’s ability to integrate spiritual practices into daily life to maintain wellbeing, health, and balanced functioning.
- Life Satisfaction: The patient’s level of satisfaction with the quality of life.
- Spiritual Insight: The patient’s ability to draw upon their values and beliefs to provide insight into life choices.
- Spiritual/Religious Support: The patient’s ability to identify and access spiritual or religious resources to meet their needs.
- Coping: The patient’s ability to deal with stress in healthy ways.
Evaluation Objectives and Criteria
The evaluation objectives and criteria for determining effectiveness of the care provided for this nursing diagnosis should involve measuring the patient’s willingness and ability to engage in spiritual practices, and observing the impact of these spiritual practices on the patient’s overall well-being.
NIC Interventions
Nursing interventions classification (NIC) interventions that correspond to ‘Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Wellbeing’ include, but are not limited to:
- Spiritual Evaluation: Gathering information related to the patient’s spiritual beliefs and needs.
- Supporting Spiritual Well-Being: Addressing spiritual concerns during health care provision, such as providing opportunities for prayer, spiritual discussion, and teaching.
- Spiritual Care Coordination: Working with other caregivers in order to provide comprehensive spiritual support.
- Providing Spiritual Resources: Referring the patient to appropriate spiritual resources.
- Documentation: Documenting changes in the patient’s spiritual wellbeing.
Nursing Activities
Nurses should strive to provide spiritual care by engaging in meaningful therapy and activities that can contribute to the patient’s spiritual wellbeing. Suggested activities that could benefit the patient’s spiritual health include attending religious ceremonies, reflecting upon one’s own values, life decisions, and purpose, discussing books of spiritual guidance, and communal services.
Conclusion
Promoting spiritual wellbeing is essential for the overall health and well-being of the patient, and can be achieved through providing the patient with guidance, resources, and therapeutic activities that can independently or collectively foster spiritual growth.
FAQs
- What is ‘Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Wellbeing’?‘Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Wellbeing’ is a pattern of being open to and affirmed in seeking and expressing meaning and purpose through connecting with self, others, art, music, literature, nature, or a power greater than self.
- What are the defining characteristics of ‘Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Wellbeing’?The defining characteristics of Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Wellbeing are both subjective and objective. Subjective data includes expressing openness to spiritual health and wellbeing, expressing opportunities for meaning and purpose in a difficult situation, and reporting feeling of solace and peace in a time of turmoil. Objective data reflect upon problems but keeps focus on the positive, maintains balance in thoughts and behaviors, engages in activities that increase spiritual well-being, and demonstrates practices of personal spirituality.
- How is ‘Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Wellbeing’ used?This nursing diagnosis can be used in a variety of settings and with many different types of patients, including those coping with illness, grief, loss, or depression.
- What is an alternate diagnosis to ‘Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Wellbeing’?An alternative diagnosis that may be applicable in similar situations is Spiritual Distress. This diagnosis differs from ‘Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Wellbeing’ because it focuses on the patient’s inability to connect and develop relationships with a spiritual power.
- What activities can help foster the patient’s spiritual wellbeing?Therapeutic activities that can contribute to the patient’s spiritual wellbeing include attending religious ceremonies, reflecting upon one’s own values, life decisions, and purpose, discussing books of spiritual guidance, and communal services.