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Unit 5 Introduction: Cultural and Spiritual Assessment Advanced practice nurses need to be equipped with knowledge and tools on how to conduct cultural and spiritual assessments. Presented in the unit is an overview of key concepts central to performing cultural assessments to ensure delivery of culturally appropriate care and performing spiritual assessments to assist with care decision making.

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Examine key information encompassed in cultural and spiritual assessments Explore and evaluate approaches for collecting cultural and spiritual data for decision making Assess and critique illustrative examples of cultural and spiritual assessments

Discussion: Unit 5, Due Wednesday by 11:59 pm CT  Cultural and Spiritual Assessment  Instructions: 

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Conduct a comprehensive cultural and spiritual assessment on a patient that you see in your clinical experience in NU 610 this week. If you were are not in clinical this week conduct this assessment on a professional colleague, friend or family member. Document the assessment in the context of a subjective data set that you will use as your discussion post. Use one of mnemonics presented in this week’s lecture materials to guide your spiritual assessment. Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format where appropriate. The post and responses are valued at 20 points. Please review post and response expectations. Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets criteria. Estimated time to complete: 2 hours Table 2. HOPE Questions for Spiritual Assessment Category Sample questions H: sources of hope

What are your sources of hope, strength, comfort, and peace? What do you hold on to during difficult times? O: organized religion Are you part of a religious or spiritual community? Does it help you? How? P: personal spirituality and practices Do you have personal spiritual beliefs? What aspects of your spirituality or spiritual practices do you find most helpful? E: effects on medical care and end-of life issues Does your current situation affect your ability to do the things that usually help you spiritually? As a doctor, is there anything that I can do to help you access the resources that usually help you? Are there any specific practices or restrictions I should know about in providing your medical care? If the patient is dying: How do your beliefs affect the kind of medical care you would like me to provide over the next few days/weeks/months The HOPE spiritual assessment encompasses the fundamental topics of review for practitioners to use in an official religious evaluation. (Saguil, 2012). The initial piece of the cue H, relates to a person’s essential devout means, for instance bases of hope, devoid of centering on faith or theology. (Saguil, 2012). This method sanctions for deep dialogue with a diverse group of patients, comprising individuals whose religion remains beyond the edges of established religion or those who are at odds with their own religion. (Saguil, 2012). The next 2 letters, O and P, discuss matters of queries about the significance of methodical mysticism in patients’ existence and the particular qualities of their own religion and applies what they feel is highly advantages. (Saguil, 2012). The last letter of the cue, E, relates to the influences of a person’s devoutness and viewpoints on medical treatment and matters of death. (Saguil, 2012). I chose to interview a co-worker since I am not able to attend clinicals. She is registered nurse and is an African-American woman who is a 42-year-old who attends a Methodist church. What are your sources of hope, strength, comfort, and peace? “ My faith in Jesus is that gives me hope, strength, comfort and peace. During difficult times Jesus is the one thing I know I can depend on. “ Are you part of a religious or spiritual community? Does it help you? How? “I am a member of a Methodist church. The entire church has become my family. They are there to offer and support all of their members. They are usually just a phone call away for anything that I need. What aspects of your spirituality or spiritual practices do you find most helpful? “I find that the practice of prayer is the most useful tool as a Christian. I can pray at anytime I need guidance and support. “ Are there any specific practices or restrictions I should know about in providing your medical care? “I don’t have any specific practices but I have a severe allergy to all sulfa medications. As far as my faith, I have no restrictions in regard to medical interventions.”

References: Saguil, A. & Phelps, K. (2012). The spiritual assessment (Links to an external site.). American Academy of Family Physicians. [Digital article]. Retrieved from https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/78dc/ca463d6be5f188ee15b46af339701afe ba1d.pdf?_ga=2.185978857.156213880.1568577575776426133.1568577575 Lacy Hanks

Great post Lacy! The family practitioner accentuates therapeutic attention to the patient as a whole, and comprises an insight to a patient’s lineage and background, as well as the societal, intellectual, and cognitive. (Saguil, 2012). Over the preceding years, it has been implied that religiousness is additional, but frequently overlooked, consideration in the wellness of patients. (Saguil, 2012). As many as 77% of patients would be partial to spiritual care to be included in their medical treatment, yet on 10 to 20 percent of providers consider these topics with their patients. (Saguil, 2012). Studies such as the previously discussed have amplified the importance of the union of religion into the medical treatment. (Saguil, 2012). Approximately 50 medical universities presently present classes in spirituality and treatment. (Saguil, 2012). References: Saguil, A. & Phelps, K. (2012). The spiritual assessment (Links to an external site.) . American Academy of Family Physicians. [Digital article]. Retrieved from https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/78dc/ca463d6be5f188ee15b46af339701afeba1d.pdf? _ga=2.185978857.156213880.1568577575-776426133.1568577575 Kindra McKee

A relaxed spiritual review may be completed at any moment during the medical meeting. (Saguil, 2012). Since most patients use figurative and abstract communication when voicing spiritual beliefs, spiritual review often comprises heeding wisely to the accounts that patients divulge concerning their life time and sickness and then decoding the spiritual matters implicated. (Saguil, 2012). Topics such as the pursuit for value, sentiments of relationship as opposed to loneliness, wants as opposed to desperateness, dread of the hidden, are signs that the patient may well be under pressure with spiritual topics. Recognizing these signs and comprehending with unrestricted queries about the patient’s spiritual theories my divulge more about a patient’s spiritual wishes that a straightforward questionnaire of the formal spiritual evaluation. Reference:

Saguil, A. & Phelps, K. (2012). The spiritual assessment (Links to an external site.) . American Academy of Family Physicians. [Digital article]. Retrieved from https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/78dc/ca463d6be5f188ee15b46af339701afeba1d.pdf? _ga=2.185978857.156213880.1568577575-776426133.1568577575...