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impaired RELIGIOSITY<br />

impaired Religiosity<br />

Taxonomy II: Life Principles—Class 3 Value/Belief/Action<br />

Conguence (00169)<br />

[Diagnostic Division: Ego Integrity]<br />

Submitted 2004<br />

Definition: Impaired ability to exercise reliance on<br />

beliefs and/or participate in rituals of a particular<br />

faith tradition<br />

NOTE: NANDA recognizes that the term “religiosity” may be culture<br />

specific; however, the term is useful in the United States and is<br />

well-supported in the U.S. literature.<br />

Related Factors<br />

DEVELOPMENTAL AND SITUATIONAL<br />

Life transitons; aging; end-stage life crises<br />

PHYSICAL<br />

[Sickness/]illness; pain<br />

PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS<br />

Ineffective support/coping<br />

Anxiety; fear of death<br />

Personal crisis [/disaster], lack of security<br />

Use of religion to manipulate<br />

SOCIOCULTURAL<br />

Cultural/environmental barriers to practicing religion<br />

Lack of social integration; lack of sociocultural interaction<br />

SPIRITUAL<br />

Spiritual crises; suffering<br />

Defining Characteristics<br />

SUBJECTIVE<br />

Expresses emotional distress because of separation from faith<br />

community<br />

Expresses a need to reconnect with previous belief patterns/<br />

customs<br />

Questions religious belief patterns/customs<br />

Information in brackets added by the authors to clarify and enhance<br />

the use of nursing diagnoses.<br />

556 Cultural Collaborative Community/Home Care

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