Spiritual Needs and Support Every hospital patient has the right to receive spiritual and moral assistance

in accordance with his o her religious belief (Patients Charter-Malta 2001, no. 01. 04 p6) The nurse has to try and to provide holistic care to the residents to help them acquire new behaviors that are important to the residents well being and that are required to adjust to aging and their situation. Spirituality enables the person to experiencing self growth through life events and mission in life (Burkhardt 1994). For the older adult, finding the meaning of critical life can be a challenging, process wherein the nurse can have significant influence. There are numerous benefits for the older adult to enhance, their prayer beliefs and practices so then the older adults will enhance his trust, self-worth and hope. Research on nurses and health careers identified the nursing interventions in spiritual care such as, referral to chaplains or other professionals, prayer, active listening, facilitation of clients thoughts all are nursing interventions that can help the client meet his spiritual needs which can help in reducing his level of anxiety Halm et al (2000). All or part of these interventions can help the elderly client to meet his spiritual needs and to encourage him to build up again his selfesteem. One can argue that factors that facilitate motivation in one individual, may not work as effectively for another person. References Burkhardt, M.A., (1994).Spirituality an analysis of the concept. Holistic Nursing Practice 3 (3) 69-77.

Halm, M, A., Myer, R. N., & Bernenetts P. (2000).Providing spiritual care to cardiac patients: assessment and implications for practice. Critical Care Nursing, 20 (4) 54-72.

Patients Charter-Malta 2001, no. 01. 04 p6