Addressing Spiritual Needs with Empathy: A Nurse’s Response to a Poor Prognosis
QUESTION A client who has received a poor prognosis tells the nurse, “I have not been to church in decades even though I was raised Catholic. Can you arrange for a priest to come see me?” What is the nurse’s best response? “Are you interested in returning to your faith?” “Maybe we could talk about your spiritual needs right now. Could we do that?” “There […]
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