To provide spiritually competent care, what should the nurse do first?
1. Perform a physical assessment.
2. Perform personal values-clarification activities.
3. Read the patient's nursing history.
4. Research information on the patient's cultural group.
Correct Answer: 2
Nurses can become aware of their own spiritual values through values-clarification activities. A nurse should first perform personal values-clarification activities prior to beginning actual patient care that may be comprised of performing physical assessments, obtaining or reviewing patient history information and determining the cultural status of a patient. Self-awareness of personal biases is important to prevent compromising patient care. All phases of the nursing process are affected by the client's and the nurse's spiritual beliefs and practices. As the client and the nurse come together in the nurse-client relationship, a unique spiritual environment is created that can improve or impair the client's outcome.
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