Understanding Spiritual Care: The Faith-Hope-Love Model of Spiritual Wellness

ABSTRACT: Spiritual care has been associated with positive patient outcomes. Although nurses want to provide spiritual care, many have difficulty conceptualizing spiritual care outside of religion and religious activities. The Faith-Hope-Love Model of Spiritual Wellness, a theoretical model of spirituality and spiritual well-being, grounded in Christian theology and biblical text, can help nurses provide spiritual support to patients and families from multiple faith traditions or those without a faith background. Spirituality concepts are discussed, and description of how spirituality is related to finding meaning and purpose in life along with a summary of the spiritual needs identified from healthcare literature and the Bible, are provided.

Source: Journal of Christian Nursing - December 13, 2016 Category: Nursing Tags: JCN Online Extra: online only: practice Source Type: research