Professor and Head, Pediatric Nursing Department, CMC Vellor, India
Children are the future of any family ,community and nation and world at large.They are not miniature adults but individuals with sensitivity.They have lot of challenges due to the stages of growth and development and the various demands related to that.Children may have stress of various levels as they go through the process of growth and development and it is very essential that the nurses are sensitive to their needs.Spiritual strengthening of children will certainly enable them to cope with the challenges and stress.Pediatric nurses need to spend adequate time not only in catering to their physical and emotional needs but also to their psychosocial and more importantly their spiritual needs.
I am Mary Anbarasi Johnson (My grand parents from a hindu back ground),I losty my father and in an accident and few siblings aswell when I was five years old. It was the miraculous touch of Lord Jesus Christ shared by that nurse in CMC which enabled a spiritiual healing in my life. If a single nurse can influence a child for life time, how much more can be done by pediatric nurses in mentoring for spiritual care of children who can get spiritual healing besides the physical healing when they visit the hospital. I strongly believe that Lord Jesus Christ is the only true living God who can heal and restore anyone on earth and for eternity