Spiritual Needs Assessment Report
Hi, I am sending Assignment details and resourses. Pls go through Lecture Note also. Pls write the assignment based on Christian spirituality. Details Details: Use the articles provided in the readings for this module. The Joint Commission provides some guidelines for creating spiritual assessment tools for evaluating the spiritual needs of patients. Using these resources and any other guidelines/examples you can find, make up your own tool for assessing the spiritual needs of patients. The spiritual-needs assessment tool should include a minimum of five questions that can either be answered by the patient and/or by your observation of the patient. The information can be presented in a Word document, in a table, or in questionnaire format. Using your assessment-tool questions, practice completing a spiritual assessment with a patient, family member, or friend. Once complete, analyze your results in 750-1000 words, with the following: Write a brief summary of your assessment findings. What significant discoveries did you make about the individual you chose to assess? What went well? What would you do differently in the future? Were there any barriers or challenges that inhibited your ability to complete the assessment tool? How would you address these in the future or change your assessment to better address these challenges? Describe the spiritual experience you had with your patient, family member, or friend using this tool. How does this tool allow you to better meet the needs of your patient? While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
Assignment: Spiritual Needs Assessment
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Use the articles provided in the readings for this module. The Joint Commission provides some guidelines for creating spiritual assessment tools for evaluating the spiritual needs of patients. Using these resources and any other guidelines/examples you can find, make up your own tool for assessing the spiritual needs of patients.
- The spiritual-needs assessment tool should include a minimum of five questions that can either be answered by the patient and/or by your observation of the patient. The information can be presented in a Word document, in a table, or in questionnaire format.
Using your assessment-tool questions, practice completing a spiritual assessment with a patient, family member, or friend.
Once complete, analyze your results in 750-1000 words, with the following:
- Write a brief summary of your assessment findings.
- What significant discoveries did you make about the individual you chose to assess?
- What went well?
- What would you do differently in the future?
- Were there any barriers or challenges that inhibited your ability to complete the assessment tool? How would you address these in the future or change your assessment to better address these challenges?
- Describe the spiritual experience you had with your patient, family member, or friend using this tool. How does this tool allow you to better meet the needs of your patient?
While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
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Summary
The spiritual dimension of healthcare, care giving and healing have become popular in nursing and health practice. According to Griffin et al (2009), it is important for healthcare students and practitioners to become aware on the spiritual needs of patients for a more effective healing. This owes to the fact that the dimensions of spirituality and religion do affect the lives of many individuals (Joint Commission, 2005). This paper contains an assessment report of patient x, a 35-year-old man in California.
In general, the patient was found to be affiliated to the Christian religion. Spirituality was the most important aspect he considered in his life more than anything else was. He also argued that Christianity is what has made him the way he is since it teaches him to adhere to sound hygienic standards, avoid unnecessary and dangerous substances such as abuse of drugs, alcohol, cigarettes and so on. According to him, God maintained his health and beliefs he will also heal him. In general, the patient was a strict Christian adherent who belonged to a Christian community. This patient however, was not expecting that a health practitioner should discuss matters relating to spirituality. Nonetheless, he suggested that the health practitioner while providing the care should respect his Christian values.
Discussion
The most notable discovery in this assessment was the patient’s inclination to spirituality and religiosity. The patient revealed this inclination in terms of regular church attendance, fellowships and ideological involvement. For instance, he says that his need is to be part of the church community instead of just being a member. This points to the reason why he involved himself in teaching Sunday school children. The patient mentioned God as the source of his comfort, healing and guidance. In addition, the patient said that it was his faith which gave him the emotional support and strength of coping with the illnesses, and that he believed that God would heal him soon. The patient was also noted to prayerful as he described it to be a crucial element for support, guidance and comfort.
Concerning the patient-physician relationship, the patient expected physicians to respect his spiritual values through their words and actions. He could also be comfortable in a healthcare environment that was based on mutual interest, trust and respect. Concerning spiritual discussions with physicians, the patient affirmed that he did not expect health practitioners to discuss spiritually related issues. Furthermore, revelation of personal beliefs by the physical could make the patient uncomfortable.
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