Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Analysis
Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm
Jodi Subcliff
Grand Canyon University
Spirituality in Health Care
HLT-310V
Emory Davis
November 10, 2013
Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm
There are many different opinions about what the components of a healing hospital should be. According to Eberst (2008), these components are: “a healing physical environment, the integration of work design and technology, and a culture of “Radical Loving Care” (Eberst, 2008, p. 77). Arizona Medical Center was awarded the honor of being a healing hospital by the Baptist Healing Trust, Nashville, Tenn. (Eberst, 2008). Eberst (2008) goes on to say that healing hospitals also offer a healing environment. This means that it is important that …show more content…
the employees are also actively involved in taking care of patients’ families as well as taking care of the patients. It is also important to allow patients to get plenty of rest so that they can heal. A quiet environment promotes healing (Eberst, 2008). Nurses should especially be aware of this when working the night shift. It is hard to remember that even though this is our time to work, it is the patients’ time to sleep and the noise levels at the nurses’ station should be kept to a minimum. One of the things that this author has seen before is a quiet button. If a nurse feels that the noise level is getting to be too much, staff members can push button that alerts other staff members that it is time to quiet down. There are many different ways to ensure that noise levels stay to a minimum, this is just one of them. It is also important to be aware of the lighting at night. Lights should be turned down enough so that the patients are able to get their rest. Many patients like to sleep with their doors open. Unfortunately this lets in more light from the hallways. Sometimes this can be a challenge because it is also important that the staff is able to see to do their work. Lighting is also important in the patients’ rooms to ensure that the patient does not get up in the middle of the night, trip over something and fall.
According to Dunn (2010), the components of a healing hospital also includes nurses providing spiritual care to their patients and to themselves (Dunn, 2010).
Most hospitals have pastoral care that is available to patients while they are in the hospital. If patients do not want to be seen by hospital pastoral care, they should be encouraged to be visited their own spiritual leader, depending on what their religious beliefs are. Dunn (2010) uses the term healing environment to describe the environment that the hospital staff works in. She suggests that good deeds such as, staff going out of their way to assist patients or family members, positive comments, and anything else that goes above and beyond job descriptions, should be recognized and posted where everyone can see it (Dunn, 2010). At the hospital where this author works, most of the units in the hospital have boards where good deeds are displayed. There are also boxes that patients and families can put cards in to recognize a staff member of their choice. Unit directors also go around and survey patients about their stay and the care that they are receiving. Patients can take the opportunity to recognize extraordinary staff members at that time also. Nurses are also recognized by Daisy Awards when they have gone above and beyond their normal job duties. Daisy Awards are a great way of letting everyone know when a nurse deserves to be recognized. A healing environment would also include working with …show more content…
respectful staff members. Respect of one another is important when taking care of patients. Patients do not need to be needlessly stressed by staff that is not getting along or does not work well together. Patients also need to be treated with respect and kindness. A patient has enough stress just being in the hospital trying to get better so that they can get back home.
Another component of a healing hospital is to improve health (Anonymous, 2009).
This means that hospitals are not just treating the signs and symptoms of illness, they have made it their mission to heal patients. Some hospitals are doing this by creating healing hospital criteria. Healing hospital criteria includes giving patients and their families health education and information that encourages healthy living and helps to decrease stress. For example, in the surgery department, the healing process is started before the patient even undergoes surgery (Anonymous, 2009).
The mission statement at Mercy Medical Center is “Our mission as Mercy Medical Center is to work together and with others to continue the healing ministry of the Church, promoting the well-being of people in the communities we serve by living the values of compassion, respect, concern for those who are poor, excellence and stewardship” (Mercy Clinton, n.d.). This mission statement shows that spirituality is an important component of the hospital that this author works
at.
“Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you” Exodus 23:25 (New International Version). This is a simple biblical passage, but this author feels that it says exactly what a healing hospital is supposed to do. When patients are admitted to a hospital, the expectation is that they will be well taken care of and that they will get better and go home.
References
Anonymous (2009, October 20). Mendocina Coast District Hospital Becomes One of Nation’s First “Healing Hospitals”. PR Newswire.
Ashcraft, L., Anthony, W., & Mancuso, L. (2010). Is Spirituality Essential for Recovery? Behavioral Healthcare, 30(7), 7-8.
Dunn, L. (2010). Creating Healing Environments: A Challenge for Nursing. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 10(2), 3-4.
Eberst, L. (2008). Arizona Medical Center Shows How to Be a “Healing Hospital”. Health Progress, 89(2), 77-79.
Exodus 23:25 (New International Version).
Mercy Clinton. (n.d.). http://www.mercyclinton.com/
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center. (n.d.). http://www.mercygilbert.org/Patients_And_Visitors/189191
Jodi Subcliff
Grand Canyon University
Spirituality in Health Care
HLT-310V
Emory Davis
November 10, 2013
Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm
There are many different opinions about what the components of a healing hospital should be. According to Eberst (2008), these components are: “a healing physical environment, the integration of work design and technology, and a culture of “Radical Loving Care” (Eberst, 2008, p. 77). Arizona Medical Center was awarded the honor of being a healing hospital by the Baptist Healing Trust, Nashville, Tenn. (Eberst, 2008). Eberst (2008) goes on to say that healing hospitals also offer a healing environment. This means that it is important that …show more content…
the employees are also actively involved in taking care of patients’ families as well as taking care of the patients. It is also important to allow patients to get plenty of rest so that they can heal. A quiet environment promotes healing (Eberst, 2008). Nurses should especially be aware of this when working the night shift. It is hard to remember that even though this is our time to work, it is the patients’ time to sleep and the noise levels at the nurses’ station should be kept to a minimum. One of the things that this author has seen before is a quiet button. If a nurse feels that the noise level is getting to be too much, staff members can push button that alerts other staff members that it is time to quiet down. There are many different ways to ensure that noise levels stay to a minimum, this is just one of them. It is also important to be aware of the lighting at night. Lights should be turned down enough so that the patients are able to get their rest. Many patients like to sleep with their doors open. Unfortunately this lets in more light from the hallways. Sometimes this can be a challenge because it is also important that the staff is able to see to do their work. Lighting is also important in the patients’ rooms to ensure that the patient does not get up in the middle of the night, trip over something and fall.
According to Dunn (2010), the components of a healing hospital also includes nurses providing spiritual care to their patients and to themselves (Dunn, 2010).
Most hospitals have pastoral care that is available to patients while they are in the hospital. If patients do not want to be seen by hospital pastoral care, they should be encouraged to be visited their own spiritual leader, depending on what their religious beliefs are. Dunn (2010) uses the term healing environment to describe the environment that the hospital staff works in. She suggests that good deeds such as, staff going out of their way to assist patients or family members, positive comments, and anything else that goes above and beyond job descriptions, should be recognized and posted where everyone can see it (Dunn, 2010). At the hospital where this author works, most of the units in the hospital have boards where good deeds are displayed. There are also boxes that patients and families can put cards in to recognize a staff member of their choice. Unit directors also go around and survey patients about their stay and the care that they are receiving. Patients can take the opportunity to recognize extraordinary staff members at that time also. Nurses are also recognized by Daisy Awards when they have gone above and beyond their normal job duties. Daisy Awards are a great way of letting everyone know when a nurse deserves to be recognized. A healing environment would also include working with …show more content…
respectful staff members. Respect of one another is important when taking care of patients. Patients do not need to be needlessly stressed by staff that is not getting along or does not work well together. Patients also need to be treated with respect and kindness. A patient has enough stress just being in the hospital trying to get better so that they can get back home.
Another component of a healing hospital is to improve health (Anonymous, 2009).
This means that hospitals are not just treating the signs and symptoms of illness, they have made it their mission to heal patients. Some hospitals are doing this by creating healing hospital criteria. Healing hospital criteria includes giving patients and their families health education and information that encourages healthy living and helps to decrease stress. For example, in the surgery department, the healing process is started before the patient even undergoes surgery (Anonymous, 2009).
The mission statement at Mercy Medical Center is “Our mission as Mercy Medical Center is to work together and with others to continue the healing ministry of the Church, promoting the well-being of people in the communities we serve by living the values of compassion, respect, concern for those who are poor, excellence and stewardship” (Mercy Clinton, n.d.). This mission statement shows that spirituality is an important component of the hospital that this author works
at.
“Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you” Exodus 23:25 (New International Version). This is a simple biblical passage, but this author feels that it says exactly what a healing hospital is supposed to do. When patients are admitted to a hospital, the expectation is that they will be well taken care of and that they will get better and go home.
References
Anonymous (2009, October 20). Mendocina Coast District Hospital Becomes One of Nation’s First “Healing Hospitals”. PR Newswire.
Ashcraft, L., Anthony, W., & Mancuso, L. (2010). Is Spirituality Essential for Recovery? Behavioral Healthcare, 30(7), 7-8.
Dunn, L. (2010). Creating Healing Environments: A Challenge for Nursing. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 10(2), 3-4.
Eberst, L. (2008). Arizona Medical Center Shows How to Be a “Healing Hospital”. Health Progress, 89(2), 77-79.
Exodus 23:25 (New International Version).
Mercy Clinton. (n.d.). http://www.mercyclinton.com/
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center. (n.d.). http://www.mercygilbert.org/Patients_And_Visitors/189191