Spiritual Needs Assessment Tool

This article, developing a Spiritual Assessment Toolbox: A Discussion of the Strengths and Limitations of Five Different Assessment Methods, discusses and reviews a variety of assessment methods developed to examine the spiritual lives of clients. According to Hodge (2005), “…for service provision to be as effective as possible, spiritual beliefs and practices often have to be taken into account (p. 314).” Because a client’s spiritual worldview is often a guiding principle for their lives, it is important to use an assessment method that takes this into account. This article looks at five different methods for this purpose: (1) spiritual histories, (2) spiritual lifemaps, (3) the spiritual

In providing basic health care in hospitals, medical practitioners should not only focus on giving physical treatment to patients but also provide spiritual and psychological assessment and management for them. This practice as suggested by many studies (see Chapman, 2003; Eberst, n.d.,) can help the hospitals develop a new method of healing that is more holistic in approach. The Joint Commission (2005) recommends spiritual assessment program which can help the medical officers to know the needs of the patients aside from the usual physical treatment. It will help them

During the last week I have been observing spiritual needs of patients in the Carl T Hayden Medical center in Phoenix Arizona. A majority of the assessment was observation based and one patient was open to some questions. The assessment tool I used is a set of five questions and the tool is always preceded by observation. The assessment is based on the observation period involves looking for obvious signs of religious or spiritual activity. These signs could be religious literature in the patient possession, wearing religious insignia; such a necklace with a cross or Star of David, and noticing the activity of the chaplain rounds. My assessment is based off of the F.I.C.A

Spiritual beliefs contribute tremendously in how a person perceives the world and what occurs in their personal lives, including their health. A spiritual assessment tool is often utilized by healthcare personal to evaluate the spiritual needs of the patient. Healthcare personal interview patients, typically on admission, in-order to gather the information required for a spiritual assessment tool.

Spiritual assessment and care of a patient at each medical or psychiatric appointment is an essential aspect of providing adequate care by all NPs. To be able to do so, NP must understand that spirituality and religiosity are not synonymous. Unlike the concept of religion, which defined by the online Oxford dictionary (2017) as “The belief in a worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods,” spirituality holds various definitions depending on whom you ask. According to Taylor (2002; who credits Reed [1992]) “…spirituality refers to that part of being human that seeks meaningfulness through intra-, inter-, and transpersonal connection (p. 10). Therefore, rapport with each

Health care providers are challenged with caring for patients and families from different religions, faiths and cultures.  It is beneficial for a care provider to have an understanding of different beliefs so that the care and treatment plans coincide with patient’s religious faith.  Creating individualized plans of care to meet the spiritual needs of their patients is necessary for providing them holistic care.  Research is presented on three religious faiths, and their perspective will be compared to Christianity; helping nurses understand and recognize the diversity between different religions and faiths.

The assessment of one’s spirituality is a very personal process. In order to assess ones’ own spirituality, they must dig deep within themselves to discover what brings them strength, peace and security. Katie Enos, an aspiring nursing student at the University of Portland opened up with us how she has assessed her spirituality, and the ways it impacts her health and influences her future are of patients as a nurse. The assessment of her spirituality began with telling us where she finds her strength.

The assessment can assist to help identify spiritual strengths to aid in problem solving or cope with difficulties. In his article, Hodge discusses four distinctive assessment tools that that are directed towards information gathering to help better understand someone spirituality. 1. Spiritual Histories While the most common spiritual histories provide information in oral communication form.

I had a greater sense of just how important it is for health care professionals collaborate when it comes to the spiritual care of their patients and how it relates to the compassion that the patients receive as well. As we watch medical dramas on TV, such as Grey’s Anatomy or Chicago Med, we don’t typically see spiritually included in the care plan unless the patient request their community religion leader. There are no spiritual histories taken and chaplains aren’t seen throughout the hospital. As I watch these shows, I see this lack of spirituality as a sort of norm because I haven’t had real life clinical experience in a hospital.

Spiritual integration in nursing includes providing care to an individual as a whole, considering their social and mental factors, rather than just the physical symptoms of the disease that are presented subjectively or objectively. Rom 15:1 (New International version), can be interpreted as that the nurses have the responsibility of providing care to the patients, in their vulnerable time of sickness without taking credit for it, because God have chosen them to do so for his own glory. Spirituality can have different definitions, to some it can mean having faith in religion, and to others it can mean inner strength through life experiences that bring inspiration. Whereas, many people do not even know they practice spirituality on daily basis, but as nurses we are part of healing process. Recognizing how patient view their health and spiritual needs, can help speedup healing process. This paper will address my recent interaction with an ill patient, how I applied my spiritual belief, values, and faith, and my strength and weakness and areas of improvement in taking care of patient.

Religion can be described as a way to convey the beliefs and inner spirituality system (Gill, Minton, & Myers, 2010). Spirituality on the other hand was defined as “an awareness of a being or a force that transcends material aspects of life and gives a deep sense of wholeness or connectedness to the universe” (Myers & Sweeney, 2005). Even with there being a difference between the two, there may be an issue with making religion/spirituality a mandatory part of treatment and that is, not everyone may want to incorporate any sort of religion/spirituality into their treatment. To address this issue, a research study by Diallo (2013) was conducted on whether or not a client would be willing to include religion or spirituality in counseling. If the clients were willing, their preferences of the counselors’ knowledge of their religion/spirituality and their background were

According to Wu, Tseng, & Liao (2016), spiritual care is a critical part of holistic care. In addition, in their study special material should be provided for preparation in spiritual care for nurses in order to give comprehensive care. Except the awareness of cultural and ethnic differences, the awareness of spiritual competencies is also vital.

Spirituality is considered one of the components of health and wellness, and is a contributory factor in the delivery of holistic care (O’Shea, Wallace, Griffin, & Fitzpatrick, 2011). It only makes sense for us nurses to study and research spirituality since the nursing profession is committed to holistic development, which includes the spiritual dimension of life. However, elements such as time constraints, short staffing, insufficient formal education related to spiritual assessment and confusion between spirituality and religion have led to spirituality becoming a disregarded component of care (O’Shea et al., 2011). Adolescence is a crucial time in the development of a person’s spiritual path (Benson & Roehlkepartain, 2008). Findings showed that most adolescents hold spiritual or religious beliefs already and choose to draw on them when experiencing life-changing events. Despite this information, healthcare professionals overlook the spiritual needs of adolescents (Neuman, 2011).

A Spiritual Condition Evaluation paper will be required of you. (Note: Write about yourself. However, If you would rather not write about yourself, you may select a living famous person to evaluate with the instructor’s prior approval. Remember in the final analysis, whether writing about yourself or someone else, only God knows a person’s heart completely so try to be both humble and gentle). This document will run from 900–1,500 words. You will use the course’s

Data from the American Medical Association Physician Master file was used to examine the ways in which psychiatrists’ and other physicians observe, and interpret the relationship between religion and spirituality and in clinical approaches. Using multivariate logistic regression analysis, the authors examined the comparison of psychiatrists to other physicians to evaluate different religious and demographic characteristics. This study was conducted in the form of surveys in which the authors mailed to a random sample of 2000 practicing physicians, as well as an over sampling of psychiatrists. Approximately 1,144 physicians completed the survey. The findings showed that psychiatrists generally demonstrate positive influence when it comes to acknowledging religion and spirituality on health. Based on the results of the survey 82% versus 42% stated “compared to other physicians, psychiatrists are more likely to note that religion and spirituality sometimes influence negative emotions which cause patients to suffer more, and 92-73% stated that psychiatrists compared to other physicians are most likely to encounter religion conversations with their patient, and 92% versus 52% say feel that it is important and appropriate for people to talk open with their physicians about religion and spirituality. This study underscored the aspects in which physicians and psychiatrists observe and interpret religion and spirituality different. Compared to other physicians,