Spirituality, Spiritual Well-Being and Aging

By: Nanci McLeskey, MCG, MDiv, RN-BC, FNGNA

Price

FREE

Webinar Date

Format

Recorded Webinar

Target Audience

  • Registered Nurses
  • Students

Description

This webinar will cover concepts of spirituality and religion, and the meaning of spirituality in older adults.

Overview

This webinar will educate and equip you with the knowledge and tools necessary to provide holistic care to older adults; discuss how individuals have integrated physical, emotional, social and spiritual dimensions; and prepare you to recognize and know that the ultimate goal for providing spiritual care is to support and enhance QOL. The webinar will also discuss how to recognize indicators of spiritual distress and assist in providing spiritual wellness.

The presenter has no conflict of interest. This activity has no commercial support or sponsorship.

Learning Outcomes

After viewing this webinar, you will be able to:

  1. Define the concepts of spirituality and religion
  2. Understand the meaning of spirituality in older adults
  3. Discuss Gerotranscendence
  4. Identify spiritual screening tools
  5. Discuss interventions to support client's spiritual beliefs
  6. Identify factors for spiritual wellness in older adults

Author

Nanci McLeskey, MCG, MDiv, RN-BC, FNGNA received a B.S. in nursing from Columbia University School of Nursing in NYC. After 20+ years as an ICU and medical-surgical nurse, she completed a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Unit from Scott and White Hospital, Temple, TX, received a Masters of Gerontology from Baylor University, Waco, TX, and a Masters of Divinity from Truett Seminary, Baylor University, was awarded the Teaching Nursing Post Masters Certificate at the University of Utah, and became an ELNEC (End of Life Nursing Education Consortium) geriatric trainer. 

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nursing.hign@nyu.edu

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