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isk for impaired RELIGIOSITY<br />

• Use therapeutic communications skills of active-listening,<br />

reflection, and I-messages. Helps client to find own solutions<br />

to problems and concerns and promotes sense of control.<br />

• Have client identify and prioritize current/immediate needs.<br />

Dealing with current needs is easier than trying to predict<br />

the future.<br />

• Provide time for nonjudgmental discussion of individual’s<br />

spiritual beliefs and fears about impact of current illness<br />

and/or treatment regimen. Helps to clarify thoughts and<br />

promote ability to deal with stresses of what is happening.<br />

• Review with client past difficulties in life and coping skills that<br />

were used at that time.<br />

• Encourage client to discuss feelings about death and end-oflife<br />

issues when illness/prognosis is grave.<br />

NURSING PRIORITY NO. 3. To promote wellness (Teaching/<br />

Discharge Considerations):<br />

• Have client identify support systems available.<br />

• Help client learn relaxation techniques, meditation, guided<br />

imagery, and mindfulness/living in the moment and enjoying it.<br />

• Take the lead from the client in initiating participation in religious<br />

activities, prayer, other activities. Client may be vulnerable<br />

in current situation and must be allowed to decide own<br />

participation in these actions.<br />

• Refer to appropriate resources (e.g., crisis counselor, governmental<br />

agencies, spiritual advisor) who has qualifications/<br />

experience dealing with specific problems, such as death/<br />

dying, relationship problems, substance abuse, suicide, hospice,<br />

psychotherapy, Alcoholics/Narcotics Anonymous.<br />

Documentation Focus<br />

ASSESSMENT/REASSESSMENT<br />

• Individual findings, including risk factors, nature of current<br />

distress.<br />

• Physical/emotional response to distress.<br />

• Access to/use of resources.<br />

PLANNING<br />

• Plan of care and who is involved in planning.<br />

• Teaching plan.<br />

IMPLEMENTATION/EVALUATION<br />

• Responses to interventions/teaching and actions performed.<br />

• Attainment/progress toward desired outcome(s).<br />

Information in brackets added by the authors to clarify and enhance<br />

the use of nursing diagnoses.<br />

564 Cultural Collaborative Community/Home Care

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