Prepare to discuss the following prompts: A. What is your current method of assessment of spiritual needs in your patients? How do patients respond to the assessment?

A. My current method of assessment of spiritual needs in patient is based on the process of questioning like asking for spiritual faith, practices etc. These questions indicate whether patient has any spiritual preference along with medical treatment. Most of the time, the patient’s response for this assessment is positive. Patients have spiritual beliefs. So, it is very important for a nurse to recognise the importance of spiritual assessment. There are number of cases where improvement in the health is observed when spiritual belief is taken into consideration and is given equal importance as that of medical treatment. Also, doing so, makes the patient satisfied by the treatment and exerts a positive impact on his mind. This positive effect accelerates the healing.