Prayer In Nursing

Introduction
In seeking alternative and complimentary therapies, the relationship that spirituality has with clinical care has been under scrutiny. With this in mind, this paper seeks to describe and reflect on a healthcare module and article, after which it will provide the understanding that the article and the module develop regarding prayer being part of caring nursing praxis with older persons. With prayers showing potential effectiveness in healthcare, clear guidelines are necessary to integrate prayer in elderly care.
Prayer as Caring-Healing Practice With Older Adult
Purpose of the module and article
In discussing the theories and principles related linking player to healing, the purpose of the module was to examine the various scientific

Prayer and nursing have a long history as nursing has historically been linked to spiritual care provision, which is a crucial element of nurturing the mind-body-spirit connection. As would be expected, various explanations have been made in an attempt to explain the effectiveness of prayer in healing ranging from religious-based to energy-based explanations. However, Struve, Lu and Hart provides a crucial insight in identifying consciousness, in the form of intention or attention, as central in enabling healing(2). The consciousness can be conventional, spirital or complementary. Such implies that intention tends to be fundamental element in healing prompting its consideration as a potent force initiating a flow of subtle energy influencing the desired

As Struve, Lu and Hart noted, prayer is a feasible mechanism of improving the quality of life of elderly people especially in the terminal stages of illnesses, as it lowers the disturbance with which the patients respond. Hereby, prayer can positively influence health by promoting reductions in, and protecting one from, stress while promoting optimism and support systems that enhance quality of life. With prayer exhibiting beneficial attributes in older adults, it is necessary for a nurse to assess the spiritual well-being of an individual and promote it in a bid to facilitate successful aging. The drive to give attention to means to utilize prayer in the healing praxis is promoted by the high popularity of prayer as a religious behavior common among the older adults. As Coats, Crist and Berger recommended, care provision ought to be aligned with the strengths facilitated by prayer to enable the elderly patients approach their condition without stress