Readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being

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The nursing diagnosis readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being is defined as an "ability to experience and integrate meaning and purpose in life through a person's connectedness with self, others art, music, literature, nature, or a power greater than oneself." (Anonymous, 2002, p. 68) and was approved by NANDA in 2002.

[edit] Defining characteristics

A person with this diagnosis may:

Have a desire for enhanced hope;
Feel that there is meaning and purpose to their life;
Have a sense of peace or serenity;
Surrender love;
Be forgiving towards themself, and request forgiveness of others;
Request forgiveness from others;
Have a satisfying philosophy of life;
Experience joy, courage, or heightened coping;
Pray or meditate;
Connect with others;
Provide service to others;
Request to interact with friends, family, or a spintual leader;
Experience connections with nature;
Experience connections with or a desire to create art, music, or literature, particularly of a religious or spiritual nature;
Experience a connection with a power greater than oneself;
Report mystical experiences; or
Participate in religious activivies.