Final Study Guide for SAOC

Answers to discussion questions should be thoughtful and NOT A CUT/PASTE JOB. Doing that will result in a zero for that question

1. List 3 reasons taking a spiritual history is important (Concepts and Practice).

2. Be able to match spiritual concerns of patients with the appropriate example statement (Concepts and Practice).

3. Be able to list at least 3 of the 4 spiritual history questions from either JAMA or ACP (Concepts and Practice).

4. Be able to explain the development argument of personhood beginning at conception (Personhood).

5. Explain the drawbacks to using embryonic stem cells from a personhood at conception point of view (Personhood).

6. Discuss the concepts of hope as broadly related to Eastern and Western culture (Hope).

7. What are 6 deterrents of hope (Hope).

8. Discuss how completing a follow-up spiritual screening could enable hope and trust in the patient (Hope).

9. Herbert Benson and other research suggests that religious commitment may have positive health benefits; what are these benefits? (Hope).

10. Explain the nature of suffering (Suffering).

11. In what areas can a chaplain support the patient, family, and healthcare team? (Suffering).

12. What are some negative effects of religion given in class? (Ethics and Rel. Harm).

13. How can healthcare providers deal with religious conflicts? (Ethics and Rel. Harm).

14. Explain the Biopsychosocial and Patient-centered models of care comparing and contrasting where appropriate (Restorative Medicine and Nursing).

15. List 5 primary spiritual distress indicators (Restorative Medicine and Nursing).

16. Discuss “presence” as a key to soul care (Soul Care).

17. Explain James Fowlers theory of child faith development as given in class (Spiritual Care of Children).

18. Explain the 3 spiritual diagnoses according to nursing (Restorative Medicine and Nursing).

19. What are the primary interventions for spiritual care in nursing? (Restorative Med. And Nursing).

20. There may be a bonus question.