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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Healthcare
  • Spiritual Health

Background:

  • Nurses perform physical and psychosocial assessments.
  • Patients depend on nurses for support and education during healthcare journeys.
  • Nurses are well-positioned to assess spiritual health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the value and necessity of spiritual assessment by nurses.
  • To evaluate two distinct spiritual assessment tools on an inpatient unit.

Main Methods:

  • An inpatient medical and palliative care unit was utilized.
  • Two five-item spiritual assessment tools were evaluated.
  • Nursing staff and patients participated in the evaluation.

Main Results:

  • Spiritual Assessment Tool 1 used non-religious language.
  • Spiritual Assessment Tool 2 used faith-based language.
  • Both tools were evaluated by nurses and patients.

Conclusions:

  • Spiritual assessment is a valuable nursing function.
  • Further evaluation of spiritual assessment tools is warranted.
  • Understanding patient and nurse perspectives on spiritual assessment is crucial.