The nurse assessing a patient using the SPIRIT framework would ask which questions? (Select all that apply.)
a. "Do you follow a particular religion?"
b. "How involved in your church are you?"
c. "Are there any practices I can help you with?"
d. "How will your religion affect your care?"
e. "What gives you hope in bad situations?"
ANS: A, B, C, D
SPIRIT stands for Spiritual belief system, Personal spirituality, Integration and Involvement in a spiritual community, Ritualized practices and restrictions, Implications for medical care, and Terminal events planning. Hope is a good thing to assess but is more related to the HOPE framework.
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