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Hospice Education Network - ELNEC Palliative <strong>Care</strong> for Public Hospitals - Module 5: <strong>Cultural</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Spiritual</strong> <strong>Considerations</strong>Components of <strong>Cultural</strong>Assessment (cont.)• Food preferences, prohibitions• Economic situation• Health beliefs regarding–Death–Grief–Pain–Traditional therapies–<strong>Care</strong> of the body–Organ donationE L N E C Public Hospital Curriculum<strong>Cultural</strong> <strong>Considerations</strong> of<strong>Spiritual</strong>ity <strong>and</strong> ReligionE L N E C Public Hospital Curriculum• <strong>Spiritual</strong>ity– Meaning-making– Need for purpose ,forgiveness, love, hope,relatedness <strong>and</strong> religiousfaith– Transcendence• Religion– “Organized”– Institutional beliefsJohnston, 2010FICA: An Example of A <strong>Spiritual</strong>Assessment• F = Faith• I = Importance,influence• C = Community• A = AddressPuchalski & Romer, 2000E L N E C Public Hospital CurriculumCopyright Hospice Education Network 20129

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