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Christian Worldview Nursing

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A Christian worldview seeks to inform its subscribers of three facts, biblically: 1) We are God’s creation, designed to manage the world and be in fellowship with Him, according to (Genesis 1:27-28, New International Version). 2) According to Genesis 3, we sinned against God and subjected the whole world to a curse, and because of it we live in a fallen world (Genesis 3, New International Version). 3) In Luke 19:10, God has redeemed the world through the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ, and will one day restore creation to its former perfect state, as stated in (Isaiah 65:17-25, New International Version). A Christian worldview seeks for us to believe in moral truths, human dignity and respect, and salvation through Jesus Christ. …show more content…

According to Shelly and Miller in their book, Called to Care, the components of a Christian worldview in Nursing are the belief in Jesus Christ, faith in Jesus Christ, unconditional love, and compassionate caring (p.53). The Christian Worldview of Nursing’s key principle is the belief in God, and that God created the universe and all elements in it, including humans, animals, and the earth.
Nurses that honor a Christian Worldview recognizes the importance of prayer. A Christian nurse is attentive to the intricate connection of the body, mind, and spirit (otherwise known as holistic care). The Christian nurse recognizes the hope of eternal life in fellowship with Jesus Christ. Also, Christian nurses realize that fundamental nursing skills such as caring compassion are patterned by Jesus’ display of love. Lastly, Christian nurses realize that professional standards, integrity, ethics and values take on a new value in …show more content…

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law” (Galatians 5:22-23, New International Version).
The Nature of Christian Caring Shelley and Miller (2006) state, “One group of researchers identified twenty-three different definitions for caring in the nursing literature. The researchers divided these definition into five categories: a human trait, a moral imperative, an affect, an interpersonal interaction, and a therapeutic intervention (p.247). All of these categories are valid to today’s nursing practice. Caring, in its comprehensiveness, has become the slogan in today’s nursing practice, meaning it is the most used word to describe nursing. The use of the words Christian caring in the professional world of nursing can be related to several crucial themes:
• The nurse’s attention to the patient’s needs and concern for the patient’s

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