Spiritual issues during disaster
What spiritual issues surrounding a disaster can arise for individuals, communities, and health care providers? Explain your answer in the context of a natural or man made disaster. How can a community health nurse assist in the spiritual care of the individual, community, self, and colleagues?
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Natural Disaster occurrences such as floods and earthquakes can be emotionally and psychologically draining for the victims and healthcare providers. They normally evoke innate spiritual issues in the affected. Natural disasters bring along loss of property and loved ones. They leave the affected in pain, panic, fear and intrinsic uncertainty. These are a testing period for many as the aftermath normally leaves them drained and in a state of shock (Taskiran, & Baykal, 2019). Moreover, medical personnel too may be affected by the disaster, but they should be mentally and emotionally stronger to be able to assist the victims.
Not only is the community healthcare nurse expected to provide medical assistance but also play a role of assisting…
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