Spirituality And Spirituality

Spirituality hasn’t played an important role in my life thus far, as my initial understanding of the concept has always been related to religion. Growing up, my mother’s sides of the family were firm believers in god, and Christianity. Neither my mother, nor my father ever included religion into their lives, or mine. In fact, religion created a barrier within our family dynamics for as long as I can remember. My aunt was married to a priest and during our family dinners he would pull me aside to read bible versus. My parents were not happy once they realized that my uncle was doing this with me behind their backs. This marked the beginning of divergence between my mother and aunt’s side of the family. It wasn’t until my grandparents passed

Melhem et al (2016) define spirituality as an “abstract, subjective, and complex term, whose definition varies between individuals, philosophies, and cultures” and has “many subjective meanings” (p.43). I have learned from many friends who view themselves as spiritual, but don’t follow any particular religion, that spiritualty has allowed them to find meaning and balance in their life. Many feel that all individuals have the capacity to be spiritual, but I haven’t felt the need to tune into this concept thus far in my life. I would tell you where I find meaning and balance in my life, but I don’t even fully know that answer myself. Spirituality is such a new concept for me, and I find it hard to wrap my head around the ways in which I may be able to view or understand it. Therefore, it is something I hope to explore as I mature and continue to understand who I am as a person in this

We all bring something different to our nursing practice, and this is what makes each nurse diverse. The experiences we go through have tremendous impact on how we view ourselves as nurses, and on the ways in which we provide care. It is experiences such as my “paradigm” story, in addition to my many other experiences, that make me aware to the impacts that we have as health care providers. I strive to use my position as a nurse to help others in their journey to health and wellness. Therefore, the person I bring to practice is someone with strong values, beliefs, and morals, many lived experiences, compassion and understanding, and the ability to show respect and acceptance to all individuals regardless of