When hope is lost: Part 2.

摘要

In Part 1 "When Hope Is Lost" (JCN 31(3), pp. 145-146) we discussed hopelessness and despair while exploring interventions to encourage hope. (See Provisions for a HopeFULL Journey, a listing of suggested books, devotions, websites, music, apps, and resources for patients and nurses at http://links.lww.com/ NCF-JCN/A32.) This article focuses on spiritual care interventions. A privilege we have as Christian nurses is to instill unwavering, circumstantial hope in our patients! We can maintain hope as we maintain our assurance in Christ and assist patients with discovering hope through meaning, spiritual growth, and relationships (Hammer, Mogensen, & Hall, 2009). What are spiritual care interventions that can help instill hope?