The nurse and the patient have the same religious affiliation. Because of this, the nurse
a. Can assume that they have the same spiritual beliefs.
b. Should not impose her personal values on the patient.
c. Must use an assessment tool to assess the patient's beliefs.
d. Can skip the spiritual belief assessment.
B
The nurse can use an assessment tool or direct an assessment with questions based on principles of spirituality, but it is important not to impose personal value systems on the patient. This is particularly true when the patient's values and beliefs are similar to those of the nurse because it then becomes very easy to make false assumptions. It is important to conduct the spiritual belief assessment; conducting an assessment is therapeutic because it expresses a level of caring and support.
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