...Developing a Spiritual Assessment Toolbox A. Wilmer Developing a Spiritual Assessment Toolbox Summary When a client’s spirituality is an active component of his belief system and culture, assessing his quality of life from a mental health perspective would not be complete without an accurate assessment of his spiritual needs (Hodge, 2005). Experts are stating that a holistic approach to counseling incorporates both psychological and spiritual assessments (Hodge, 2005). The accrediting body of hospitals, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), recognizes the importance of spiritual assessments and recommends that health care providers conduct these assessments to understand their clients’ religious beliefs and spiritual habits (Hodge, 2005). David Hodge (2005) presents a review of five qualitative assessment tools for effective analysis of a client’s spiritual and cultural wherewithal. The design of these assessment tools gives a more definitive construction of a client’s worldview for the purposes of integrating spiritual beliefs and attitudes in the therapeutic process and discharge planning (Hodge, 2005). Hodge asserts that this form of assessment allows the healthcare professional to explore a client’s “spiritual strengths that might be used to ameliorate problems or cope with difficulties” (Hodge, 2005, para. 1). The five qualitative assessment tools offered by Hodge (2005) provide a detailed description and comparison of each tool...
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...Introduction Health assessment means different things to different people. Barkauskas, Stoltenberg-Allen, Baumann and Darling-Fisher (2002) consider health assessment as the systematic collection of data that health professionals, such as nurses, can use to make decisions about how thy will intervene to promote, manintain or restore health. In this paper, discussion about nursing assessment form of Queen Elizabeth Hospital (figure 1) and Gordon’s functional health pattern (figure 2) are presented, and comparisons between these two assessments on the aspects of structure, comprehensiveness, and applicability will be explained. Comparison between hospital assessment and Gordon’s functional health patterns Queen Elizabeth Hospital admission assessment form and the Gordon’s functional health pattern assessment form also can showed the evaluation of Ms Wong’s condition, Ms Wong was admitted to QEH because of slip and fell with left patella fracture. Both assessment forms had clear subjective and objective data on health perception and elimination pattern. It can provide data for us to making nursing diagnosis and care plan. However, there are something difference in terms of structure, comprehensive and applicability of these two assessment. Structure The format of Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns Assessment form is simple categories and concise typology. This layout is clustering and is easier to understand and complete. However, hospital assessment forms but not...
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...Spiritual Needs Assessment Sherrie Gamble Grand Canyon University: HLT-310V February 7, 2015 Spiritual Needs Assessment This paper addresses an interview done with family member concerning their health related to their spiritual beliefs. An analysis of the interview and reflection on the interview results are also included. Use of the interview tool is evaluated for future use in doing spiritual assessments in order to provide holistic care for patients. The Interview The interview was done in the home of a 52 year old male of mixed Caucasian and Native American heritage. The tool used for this interview was based on the HOPE assessment tool (Anandaraja & Hight, 2001) along with a few questions from the Joint Commission website (2008). Because this writer has had a good relationship with the individual, questions and answers flowed fairly easily and readily, although some prompting was needed at times. The individual being interviewed was also feeling physically well on the day of the interview, which helped his mental and emotional focus. When body language indicated some distress in responses, the interviewer asked additional questions to more fully understand the body language in relation to the discussion. Although the interview went well, this writer determined that more time should have been allowed for the interview in order to gain further depth of the individuals spiritual beliefs and their impact on health. One barrier during this interview was...
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...ASSESSMENT Click to edit Master subtitle style Outcome-based Education (OBE) REFLECTION What is assessment? Why is assessment so important? What kind of assessment/evaluation is done at your institution? Change methods of assessment “If you want to change student learning then change the methods of assessment” Chuckett & Sutherland, 2000 Importance of Assessment Assessment defines for the students what is important, what counts, how they will spend their time and how they will see themselves as learners OUTCOME-BASED LEARNING This differs from the traditional content-or competency-based learning in the sense that those types of learning were mainly content/skills driven and teacher/trainer centred Outcome-based learning is learnerdriven and aimed at achieving outcomes Role of the lecturer The lecturer becomes more a facilitator learning by stimulating creativity, self learning and critical thinking Outcomes become more important to the lecturer than the written syllabus Assessment of outcome-based learning: Old approach Passive learners Exam driven Rote-learning Syllabus is content-based and broken down into subjects Textbook bound and teacher centred Syllabus is rigid and non-negotiable Old approach (Continue) Teachers responsible for learning Motivation dependent on personality of lecturer Emphasis on what the teacher hopes to achieve Content placed into rigid time-frames Curriculum development process not open to public comment New Approach Active learners...
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...Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 302 Health Assessment: Part I REQUIRED UNIFORM ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES PART 1: THE HEALTH HISTORY PURPOSE Before any nursing plan of care or intervention can be implemented or evaluated, the nurse assesses the individual through the collection of both subjective and objective data. The data collected are used to determine areas of need or problems to be addressed by the nursing care plan. This assignment will focus on collecting subjective assessment data, synthesizing the data, and on identifying health/wellness priorities based on the findings. The purpose of the assignment is two-fold: To recognize the interrelationships of subjective data (physiological, psychosocial, cultural/spiritual, and developmental) affecting health and wellness To reflect on the interactive process between self and client when conducting a health assessment COURSE OUTCOMES This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes: CO 2. Utilize prior knowledge of theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines to integrate clinical judgment in professional decision-making and implementation of nursing process while obtaining a physical assessment. (PO 4, 8) CO 3. Recognize the influence that developmental stages have on physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual functioning (PO 1) CO 4. Utilize effective communication when performing a health assessment. (PO 3) CO 6. Identify teaching/learning needs from...
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...yReflection: Spirituality This reflection will follow Gibbs (1988) ‘learn by doing’ model to give an account of a personal experience that was faced during a practice placement. Spirituality has been chosen as the topic to reflect upon after the student (the author) was encouraged to address questions about the spiritual part of care, in which positive practice was felt. The incident in question involved a female patient who was suffering with severe depression following a traumatic event several years prior. A pseudonym will be used for the patient throughout this reflection to ensure confidentiality is maintained, and in compliance to the Nursing and Midwifery Councils (2008) code. Difficult or traumatic events in a persons’ life may lead to questions about why something is happening or why something happens at all. Spirituality or looking for meaning in life is a personal thing that often becomes more important in times of emotional distress, physical and mental illness, loss, bereavement and the approach of death. For some people spirituality is a religious belief, but for others spirituality can be a source of inspiration or orientation in life such as appreciating nature (National Health Service, 2012) and (The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2010). Furthermore it has been suggested that often it is not until a crisis or illness occurs that spiritual encounters transpire, in addition to physical and emotional experiences because the illusion of security is shattered...
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...you learned in NR302, before any nursing plan of care or intervention can be implemented or evaluated, the nurse conducts an assessment, collecting subjective and objective data from an individual. The data collected are used to determine areas of need or problems to be addressed by the nursing care plan. This assignment will focus on collecting both subjective and objective data, synthesizing the data, and identifying health and wellness priorities for the person. The purpose of the assignment is twofold. • To recognize the interrelationships of subjective data (physiological, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual values, and developmental) and objective data (physical examination findings) in planning and implementing nursing care • To reflect on the interactive process that takes place between the nurse and an individual while conducting a health assessment and a physical examination COURSE OUTCOMES CO 2: Utilize prior knowledge of theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines to integrate clinical judgment in professional decision-making and implementation of nursing process while obtaining a physical assessment. (POs 4 and 8) CO 3: Recognize the influence that developmental stages have on physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual functioning. (PO 1) CO 4: Utilize effective communication when performing a health assessment. (PO 3) CO 6: Identify teaching/learning needs from the health history of an individual. (POs 2 and 5) DUE DATE Please...
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...Heritage Assessment The United States (US) is a multicultural society. People from all over the world reside in the US. There are many customs, religion, values, beliefs, and so forth, in the US. To be in the healthcare profession, it is vital and necessary to be culturally aware and competent to provide culturally appropriate, holistic care. One of the ways to learn about a person’s heritage is by using the Heritage Assessment (HA). The HA tool has 29 questions and is a reliable method used to collect data on the patients’ traditional heritage. This paper will discuss the usefulness of the Heritage Assessment (HA) tool, this student’s summary of personal learning, this student’s cultural heritage common health traditions, in addition to the differences in health traditions from three different cultures in relation to health maintenance, protection, and restoration. We have to understand our own cultural beliefs, values, attitudes, and practices that are relevant to health and illness before we can understand others (Jarvis, 2012). People have different views on health and illness which is influenced by their cultural beliefs. According to Jarvis (2012), to be culturally competent, one must have knowledge of one’s own personal heritage, the heritage of the patient, nursing profession, and health care system. The Heritage Assessment is a useful tool to build cultural competency by collecting relevant data to assist the healthcare providers to provide better care. The tool assists...
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...This essay is a reflective evaluation of the skills of counselling applied to loss and grief in a student’s process of learning how to travel the journey of the therapeutic relationship with the client. The essay will contain reflections of verbatim examples from during the practice session in which Steven Felice is the client, and Caroline Roberts the counsellor. The essay will also discuss via relevant literature the process of person-centred counselling in the focus of loss through bonds of attachment and continuing bonds. The practice session took place in counselling room two, at ACAP on the 21st of April 2010, between Steven Felice and Caroline Roberts. Steven wanted to discuss the loss of a friendship. This friendship for Steven was a friendship that had begun in early childhood and carried a deep bond of attachment, for which Steven is finding the loss hard to accept. During the session I spent the majority of the time listening to Steven and reflecting as best I could the content and emotion of his experience. When dealing with loss in relation to friendships it is important to offer the client the same respect to emotional depth of expression as that of a person experiencing loss from a death. For Steven the loss of significance surrounded his childhood friend no longer wishing to be as close as usual due to her recent change of religious affiliation. For Steven this seems difficult to accept, as he was willing to try to understand and acknowledge her needs and...
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...Management Skills: Reflective Journal Assessment Vo Hoang Bac Management Skills September 13th, 2014 Professor Nigel Barrett Management Skills: Reflective Journal Assessment This reflective report will focus in five different assessments to figure out the differences between individual responses with group opinions. Then, reflection for each topic will be also discussed to see what individual can learn from these processes. The purpose of this paper is to display the personal reflection after comparing individual responses and group responses with five objectives. The first objective is reflection 1 analyzes organizational ethics and the influence of Eastern cultures on choosing the best candidate; the second is reflection 2 describes culture differences, self – awareness, and the techniques to match, and to manage the cross – cultures; third is reflection 3 discusses about work and life balance that might help each manager manage well both in work places and at home; the forth is determining the approach to foster the creative problem solving which bases on the preserving problems in the library; and the last is reflection 5 applies the assessment model to solve the conflict in construction engineering company. These five assessments are surely very important for every manager. According to Rockefeller (2003), there are two most important aspects which CEO must care are creativity and social norms. He also mentioned, “It is very important to operate the firms within...
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...Communities all over the world believe that every individual has virtues that should be cultivated. The Reputation lens explores virtue ethics and the world of character. It emphasizes that people should have a role of ensuring they are of a good character in the community. This lens invites us to reflect on what qualities are essential to be a good citizen and how to be viewed by others in the community. According to the author, the use of Reputation Lens enables one to consider how he is viewed by others and his own sense of who he is. This is in relation with how he defines himself in light of the expectations that the communities have. Moreover, personal responsibility should be taken for every action an individual takes. In addition,...
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...prevalence of heart failure is on the increase and with the current ageing population it is likely to continue along this trend. It is currently the most common cause of hospital admission in clients over the age of 65 years and accounts for 1 - 3 % of the National Health Service’ expenditure, the majority of which is associated with inpatient care (CREST, 2005). The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC, 2010) defined specialist practice as “...the exercising of higher levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care” and requires that specialist practice nurse is competent in clinical assessment and diagnosis in their area of practice. These also include the skill of advance decision making and the ability to ensure high levels of communication, consultation and collaboration with other members of allied health care professionals. Advanced skills in assessment ensure that the specialist practitioner can respond to the clients’ physical and psychological needs. Debate continues regarding...
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...What is the purpose of this guide? The purpose of this guide is to help academic units develop and/or improve the process of assessing student learning. Why is assessment of student learning important? In effect there are two reasons assessment of student learning is important. Assessment is needed for improvement. Improvement, with its internal focus provides • opportunities for the academic community to engage in self-reflection of its learning goals, to determine the degree to which these goals correspond to student and societal needs, and to evaluate if students’ activities, products, or performances coincide with the academic community’s expectations; • offers information to students about the knowledge, skills, and other attributes they can expect to possess after successfully completing coursework and academic programs. • establishes ways for academic units to understand the dimensions of student learning when seeking to improve student achievement and the educational process. Assessment is needed for accountability. Accountability, with its external focus, provides Step One: Identify Goals A goal is a statement expressing what ideals are to be achieved. Goal statements tend to be broadly philosophical, global, timeless and not readily amenable to measurement. They capture the knowledge, skills, and values that students should acquire in a program by a course. This first step in identifying goals requires faculty and others to reflect on questions such...
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...account the influences outside of the patient and becomes an important part of treatment and outcome. With this knowledge, practitioners began to see the wholeness of human beings and the importance of treating body, mind and spirit. With the recognition that one’s community or cultural society has an impact on a person’s health, practitioners now have the additional burden to take external variables into deliberation when treating a patient. Models and professional presence As an emergency room nurse I feel that my professional presence is a combination of both eras discussed but mostly that of mind and body, era II. The chaotic and fast paced environment of my department rarely leaves time and opportunity to address emotional, spiritual or cultural...
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...Life Coaching Spiritual Formation: What Does It Mean? Liberty University Abstract This research paper will give a brief examination of the history and development of life coaching in general, and then it will look towards the niche coaching specialty of spiritual formation. This writer will endeavor to answer the question, “Spiritual formation: what does it mean?” There will be discussion around this topic as it is examined from several perspectives and worldviews. It will include an brief overview of secular, non-religious, and non-Christian religious worldviews. Judeo-Christian worldviews will be discussed highlighting biblical aspects with regard to spiritual formation and how it may fit with a life coach who is familiar and skilled with this specialty niche. From this vein of information the reader should be well able to extrapolate a clear view of not only what spiritual formation is or can be and how its development is a personal journey. Additionally, the reader should have gained a good understanding of how the journey can be assisted with the help of a like-minded life coach. Introduction Historical Overview of Life Coaching This overview looks at events that began in the 1980’s. Thomas Leonard was a professional financial planner, whose many clients asked for his help with other life issues they were experiencing. After dealing with these client matters for a time, Leonard chose to close his financial planning business and become a full-time life...
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