Benchmark – Patient’s Spiritual Needs: Case Analysis

In addition to the topic study materials, use the chart you completed
and questions you answered in the Topic 3 about “Case Study:
Healing and Autonomy” as the basis for your responses in this assignment.

Answer the following questions about a patient’s spiritual needs in
light of the Christian worldview.

1. In 200-250 words, respond to the following: Should the
   physician allow Mike to continue making decisions that seem to him
   to be irrational and harmful to James, or would that mean a
   disrespect of a patient’s autonomy? Explain your rationale.
2. In 400-500 words, respond to the following: How ought the
   Christian think about sickness and health? How should a Christian
   think about medical intervention? What should Mike as a Christian
   do? How should he reason about trusting God and treating James in
   relation to what is truly honoring the principles of beneficence and
   nonmaleficence in James’s care?
3. In 200-250 words, respond
   to the following: How would a spiritual needs assessment help the
   physician assist Mike determine appropriate interventions for James
   and for his family or others involved in his care?

Remember to support your responses with the topic study materials.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment,
solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources
should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be
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beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.

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This benchmark assignment assesses the following competencies:

BS Nursing (RN to BSN)

5.2: Assess for the spiritual needs and provide appropriate
interventions for individuals, families, and groups.

Study material:

-Read “End of Life and Sanctity of Life,” by Reichman, from
American Medical Association Journal of Ethics, formerly
Virtual Mentor (2005).

URL: http://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/2005/05/ccas2-0505.html

-Read Chapters 13-15 in Called to Care: A Christian Worldview for Nursing.

URL: http://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/intervarsity-press/2006/called-to-care_a-christian-worldview-for-nursing_ebook_2e.php

-Read “Aligning Ethics With Medical Decision-Making: The Quest
for Informed Patient Choice,” by Moulton and King, from
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics (2010).

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-Read “Doing a Culturally Sensitive Spiritual Assessment:
Recognizing Spiritual Themes and Using the HOPE Questions,” by
Anandarajah, from AMA Journal of Ethics (2005).

URL: https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/doing-culturally-sensitive-spiritual-assessment-recognizing-spiritual-themes-and-using-hope/2005-05

-Read the “Medical Record – Spiritual Assessment”
located on The Joint Commission website (2018).

URL: https://www.jointcommission.org/standards_information/jcfaqdetails.aspx?StandardsFaqId=1492&ProgramId=46

-Read “Making the Case for Ethical Decision-Making Models,”
by Cooper, from Nurse Prescribing (2012).

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