Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Abstract
The purpose of this project was to increase awareness of nurses in the identification of patients' spiritual needs using spiritual health assessment tools and to obtain feedback from two different participant groups - patients and nurses - on their preference of assessment tools used. Nurses and patients were provided the same assessment tools; two different spiritual health assessment tools – one tool (Tool 1) that did not use overtly religious terminologies (e.g., God or Heaven) and the other tool (Tool 2) that used terminology synonymous with religion(s). Nurses and patients were asked to complete two spiritual assessment tools and indicate their preference. The spiritual assessment tools took 5 to 10 minutes to complete and the feedback form no more than 3 minutes. Total completion time was 8 to 12 minutes. Study length was January 2024 to July 2024.
Publication Date
Fall 10-22-2024
Recommended Citation
Green, Cheryl PhD, DNP, RN; Thayer, Lauren DNP, RN; Kinser, Jessica BSN, RN; and Eisenman, Delia BSN, RN, "Journeys in Spiritual Health Assessment: A Comparative Analysis of Patients Diagnosed with Cancer and Their Nurses’ Stories" (2024). Posters. 25.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/poster_presentations/25