Training Guide for Visiting the Sick: More Than a Social Call

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ISBN: 9780789027047 | 0789027046
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Copyright: 9/28/2005

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(The Haworth Pastoral Press) Oxford Graduate School, Crystal Springs, TN. Consumer health Christian handbook explains how to minister to the sick. Gives spiritual explanations and strategies to comfort patients and foster the sense of joy and accomplishment in oneself. Topics include ministering to the dying, and more. Softcover, hardcover available.

Foreword

Richard Dayringer

Preface and Acknowledgments

Ministry As a Response to the Eleventh Commandment

(10)

A New Commandment

(1)

The Great Commission

(9)

The Prepared Serve Well

(20)

Prepare Yourself Spiritually

(1)

Prepare Yourself Emotionally

(1)

Prepare by Answering Some Questions of Yourself

(4)

Prepare by Learning

(2)

Prepare to Listen

(3)

Prepare for a Test

(7)

Prepare by Learning the Patient's Likes and Dislikes

(1)

Preparation Yields Proven Benefits

(2)

The Hospital Patient's World

(16)

An Ancient Alien World of Distress

(1)

A Modern Alien World of Distress

(15)

Dos and Don'ts Before Entering the Patient's Room

(8)

Planning Your Visit

(2)

Respect the Rules of the Hospital

(4)

Respect the Privacy of the Patient

(2)

Dos and Don'ts While Visiting in the Patient's Room

(26)

Entering the Room

(1)

Greeting and Initiating the Visit

(5)

Maximizing the Effects of Your Physical Presence

(6)

Monitoring Your Mood, Attitude, and Conversation

(9)

Ending Your Visit

(2)

Final Thoughts

(3)

Shut-Ins: The Church's Abandoned People

(16)

Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Patients

(2)

Homebound Patients

(4)

Planning the Time and Length of Your Visit

(3)

Structuring Your Visit and Making the Most of Your Time

(2)

Understanding and Respecting the Staff's Concerns and Requests

(5)

Ministering to the Dying

(30)

Our Conflicts with Death and Dying

(2)

Some Factors That Influence the Dying Patient's Coping Process

(4)

Goals While Working with the Dying

103

(4)

Should the Patient Be Told That He or She Is Nearing Death?

107

(1)

What Can We Expect of the Person Who Learns That He or She Is Soon Going to Die?

108

(13)

Deathbed Repentances

121

(2)

Trust in Yourself and Your Resources

123

(1)

Advice for Pastors and Professional Hospital Chaplains

123

(4)

Ministering to Other Difficult Patients

127

(12)

Ministering to the Comatose Patient

127

(3)

Ministering to the Alzheimer's Patient

130

(9)

Conclusion

139

(2)

References

141

(2)

Index

143

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Training Guide for Visiting the Sick: More Than a Social Call

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