Abstract
Forgiveness Education has been used effectively in psychology with many populations who have experienced betrayals. Most health care providers focus on the physical and some psycho-social aspects of the patient. However, including the patient's religious and spiritual beliefs and practices are often neglected. Most patients in America are religious with Christianity being the most frequent type. Health care providers need to treat and care for patients holistically. Including a patient's religious beliefs and practices in the plan of care can be beneficial to healing. Parish nurses can also use forgiveness education with female parishioners who experienced abuse. Discussion including the development of a new measure: the Christian Women's Forgiveness Measure is explored.
Highlights
Abuse involving women continues to be a major concern for health care providers [1]
Eighty-five percent of domestic violence victims are women with females between the ages of 20-24 being at the greatest risk
The accumulative effect of these negative hormones on the cardiovascular and immune system can lead to hypertension, coronary artery disease, increased clotting time, cancer, and increase in number and type of symptoms and illnesses [5,6,7]
Summary
Abuse involving women continues to be a major concern for health care providers [1]. The most common forms of abuse are physical and sexual [2]. One in four women experience physical and or sexual assault by an intimate partner. Women who experience abuse, depending on the type, can suffer both short term and long term physical and mental health consequences [3]. Examples of short term consequences would include broken bones, wounds, and contusions from physical abuse, and stress and anxiety from emotional abuse. Examples of long term physical consequences would include permanent musculoskeletal damage, disfigurement, and brain damage from physical abuse. Long term mental health consequences could include post-traumatic stress disorder and depression
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