Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm
Read all readings for this module and research other articles or websites associated with the healing hospital paradigm. As you read, consider how this paradigm might influence your philosophy of care giving. Any hospital with a healing component to its mission can be used as a resource. Write an essay of 1,100 words in which you address the following: 1. Describe the components of healing hospitals and their relationship to spirituality. 2. What are the challenges of creating a healing environment in light of the barriers and complexities of the hospital environment? 3. Include at least one biblical passage or parable that you believe supports the concept of a healing hospital and provide rationale for your selection. Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. Remember that Wikipedia is not considered a scholarly source. This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment. Please plagiarized paper is not allowed. This class uses Rubric for grading it is attached below. Please use the 100% aspect of rubric for this paper. Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm 1 Unsatisfactory 0.00% 2 Less than Satisfactory 65.00% 3 Satisfactory 75.00% 4 Good 85.00% 5 Excellent 100.00% 70.0 %Content 40.0 %Comprehension of concepts of a Healing Hospital Reveals inaccurate comprehension of material and lacks the ability to apply information. Displays a lack of comprehension but attempts to apply information. Presentation of material does not meet minimal requirements of the assignment. Demonstrates no critical thinking aspects. Exhibits comprehension of the material and attempts to integrate it with outside material. Information represents basic thought and formulation of Healing Hospital concepts, values, and practices. Demonstrates integrative comprehension. Student exhibits thorough and thoughtful processing of material. Evidentiary support is creatively interwoven and presented in a manner that supports the writer?s position and perspective on Healing Hospital concepts and patterns. Demonstrates integrative comprehension and thoughtful application of concepts surrounding the Healing Hospital and circumstances involving application in real world situations. Presentation of material and components include expanded and unique perspective relative to Healing Hospital patterns and value. 30.0 %Coverage of subject matter. Subject matter is absent, inappropriate, and/or irrelevant. There is weak, marginal coverage of subject matter with large gaps in presentation. All subject matter is covered in minimal quantity and quality. Comprehensive coverage of subject matter is evident. Coverage extends beyond what is needed to support subject matter. 20.0 %Organization and Effectiveness 7.0 %Thesis Development and Purpose Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing thesis and/or main claim. Thesis and/or main claim are insufficiently developed and/or vague; purpose is not clear. Thesis and/or main claim are apparent and appropriate to purpose. Thesis and/or main claim are clear and forecast the development of the paper. It is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose. Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive. The essence of the paper is contained within the thesis. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear. 8.0 %Argument Logic and Construction Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does not support the thesis and/or main claim made. Argument is incoherent and uses noncredible sources. Sufficient justification of thesis and/or main claims is lacking. Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. Some sources have questionable credibility. Argument is orderly, but may have a few inconsistencies. The argument presents minimal justification of thesis and/or main claims. Argument logically, but not thoroughly, supports the purpose. Sources used are credible. Introduction and conclusion bracket the thesis. Argument shows logical progression. Techniques of argumentation are evident. There is a smooth progression of thesis and/or main claims from introduction to conclusion. Most sources are authoritative. Clear and convincing argument presents a persuasive thesis and/or main claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative. 5.0 % Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of the meaning. Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction are used. Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register); sentence structure, and/or word choice are present. Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are used. Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. A variety of sentence structures and effective figures of speech are used. Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. 10.0 %Format 5.0 %Paper Format (Use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) Template is not used appropriately, or documentation format is rarely followed correctly. Appropriate template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken. A lack of control with formatting is apparent. Appropriate template is used. Formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present. Appropriate template is fully used. There are virtually no errors in formatting style. All format elements are correct. 5.0 %Research Citations (In-text citations for paraphrasing and direct quotes, and reference page listing and formatting, as appropriate to assignment and style) No reference page is included. No citations are used. Reference page is present. Citations are inconsistently used. Reference page is included and lists sources used in the paper. Sources are appropriately documented, although some errors may be present. Reference page is present and fully inclusive of all cited sources. Documentation is appropriate and citation style is usually correct. In-text citations and a reference page are complete and correct. The documentation of cited sources is free of error. 100 %Total Weightage
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Human being has different ways of describing what is meant by care giving. This has been made intricate by the use of technology in health care institutes a thing that was not there before. When one think of care giving, some think of support, kindness, and making a positive difference in the health and lives of the sick individuals. The viewpoint of care giving entails great passion for patient care. In this case, care giving entails providing high quality, accessible and value-driven care that comprises the whole individual from body, mind and spirit as well as being dedicated to satisfying the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of any given patient. The imminent reasons have brought an issue on Healing Hospital a Daring Paradigm, hence becoming a concern to many. This paper seeks to look at the components of healing hospitals and their relationship to spirituality and the challenges of creating a healing environment in light of the barriers and complexities of the hospital environment among others.
Components of healing hospitals
After a patient enters the health care, it has been a custom in many hospitals the paramount focus is the getting hem/her through the process of improving his/her condition. Despite the customs, patient care has emerged into the healing hospital paradigm. The new focus does not only care for the disease process but also cares about the benefit brought by a healing environment. According to the latest research on healing hospitals, it has been possible for healthcare organizations to realize the benefits associated with healing environment Hosking, & Haggard, (1999).
Research on healing hospital paradigm discloses that heath care providers need to take people to another level. On the other hand, unambiguous changes in healthcare environment can prolong patient’s life since they reduce stress and lighten the consequences of the stress. Apart from patients, the changes can as well reduce medical errors as well hospital-acquired contaminations; hence improve the staff, morale and efficiency.
For everything to go well and make health care organization to be a healing hospital paradigm, it is fundamental to note that healing environment, goes beyond just the essential construction materials that makes a hospital. Though several amendments on healthcare organizations were not there before, the modern actual healing environments are constructed to help patients and their families to muddle through stress of illness. This starts from minimizing the noises of every machine or nurses stations which many cases causes destructions and stress to patients.
According to (Eberst, 2008), he argues that noise can inhibit healing and should be avoided. Although many hospitals are under construction to become more modern and healing environments, research suggests that construction should be done while clients are not quiescent to avoid healing inhabiting, and patients can be given time to rest while there is no noise hence recover quickly.
Relationship to spirituality
Apart from constructing and providing healing environment which are the paramount components of a healing hospital, spirituality is also a key factor that is vital in healing hospitals. Even if the changes in most hospitals are still taking place, hospitals have not been friendly and to some extents, one could refer them as "money hungry gods". ...