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Forum #6 Assignment Instructions
The Joint Commission (JCAHO) requires that organization include a spiritual assessment as part of the patient assessment. They do not specify what must be asked, but they suggest following questions might be directed to the patient or his/her family:
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•Who or what provides the patient with strength and hope?
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•Does the patient use prayer in their life?
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•How does the patient express their spirituality?
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•How would the patient describe their philosophy of life?
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•What type of spiritual/religious support does the patient desire?
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•What is the name of the patient’s clergy, ministers, chaplains, pastor, rabbi?
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•What does suffering mean to the patient?
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•What does dying mean to the patient?
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•What are the patient’s spiritual goals?
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•Is there a role of church/synagogue in the patient’s life?
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•How does your faith help the patient cope with illness?
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•How does the patient keep going day after day?
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•What helps the patient get through this health care experience?
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•How has illness affected the patient and his/her family?
(http://www.jointcommission.org/standards_information/jcfaqdetails.aspx?StandardsFaqId=290&ProgramId=1 (Links to an external site.))
For this assignment reflect on how your practice area does or does not promote spiritual care. Here is what to include:
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•How is a spiritual assessment routinely done on your unit?
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•What policies do you have to support spiritual care
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•What are the barriers or ethical issues surrounding spiritual care in your practice area?
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•Give an example of a time when you felt that you or your unit did a really good job or a really bad job of supporting a patient’s spiritual needs?
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•What changes, if any, do you feel are needed within your institution to better promote spiritual care?
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•No APA needed this week since this is a reflection.
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•This paper will be approximately 2 pages in length
Module 6: Spirituality and Healing
1. Describe spirituality (c1)
2. Understand the nurse’s role in providing spiritual care (c5, 6)
3. Describe how spiritual care contributes to patient outcomes(c7)
Module 6: Readings
•Fountain chapters 24, 25, & 27
•Joint Commission Evaluating your spiritual assessment process PDFPreview the documentView in a new window
