The nurse is meeting with a family that is facing the death of their father. The family tells the nurse they are looking for ways to help him and themselves during this period. In order to help this family, what would the nurse need to do first?
A) Assess the faith needs of the group
B) Diagnose any faith-related problems and evaluate their ability to provide spiritual care for themselves
C) Inform the family it is out of the nurse's scope of care to provide spiritual guidance
D) Contact clergy to provide professional guidance
Ans: A
Feedback: The first step in the nursing process is always assessment. Nurses are capable of providing spiritual care as long as they are present and supportive when patients experience doubt, fearfulness, suffering, despair, or other difficult psychological states of being. Option B is incorrect; assessment is always completed prior to diagnosis of the actual or potential problems. Option C is incorrect; nurses are capable of providing spiritual care by being present and supportive. Option D is incorrect; again, an assessment would be completed prior to contacting clergy.
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