HLT 310V Full Topic 5 (Assignments & Discussion Questions)

HLT 310V Topic 5 Benchmark Assignment # 1: Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity-Final Draft

Implement feedback from the previous draft and revise the final draft based on insight from experience gained in the course. Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide

HLT-310V Topic 5 Benchmark Assignment # 2: Spiritual Needs Assessment

This assignment requires you to interview one person and requires an analysis of your interview experience.

Part I: Interview
Select a patient, a family member, or a friend to interview. Be sure to focus on the interviewee’s experience as a patient, regardless of whom you choose to interview.

Review The Joint Commission resource which provides some guidelines for creating spiritual assessment tools for evaluating the spiritual needs of patients. Using this resource and any other guidelines/examples that you can find, create your own tool for assessing the spiritual needs of patients.

Create a survey to assess the subject’s spiritual need during the interview. The spiritual needs assessment survey needs a minimum of five questions that can be answered during the interview. During the interview, document the interviewee’s responses.

Submit the transcript of the interview. The transcript should include the questions asked and the answers provided. Be sure record the responses during the interview by taking detailed notes. Omit specific names and other personal information from the interview.

Part II: Analysis
Write a 250-500 word analysis of your interview experience. Be sure to exclude specific names and other personal information from the interview. Instead provide demographics such as sex, age, ethnicity, and religion. Include the following in your response:

• What went well?
• What would you do differently in the future?
• Were there any barriers or challenges that inhibited your ability to complete the assessment tool? How would you address these in the future or change your assessment to better address these challenges?
• Describe the spiritual experience you had with your patient, family member, or friend using this tool. How does this tool allow you to better meet the needs of your patient?
• Did you discover that illness and stress amplified the spiritual concern and needs of your interviewee? Explain your answer with examples.

Submit both the transcript of the interview and the analysis of your results.

HLT 310V Topic 5 Assignment 3: Personal Wellness Inventory & Reflection

Part I: Inventory
Spiritual and Emotional:
Refer to “Chapter 4: Inventory of Spiritual/Emotional Maturity,” from The Emotionally Healthy Church reading.
Complete the survey and reflect on your own results. Analyze the structure and assumptions behind the assessment.
Burnout:

Refer to the “Are You Heading for Caregiver Burnout?” quiz.
Complete the survey and reflect on your own results. Analyze the structure and assumptions behind the assessment.

Part II: Reflection
Using the results from the resources, write a 200-250 word reflection on your results and how you plan to combat compassion fatigue and burnout, and how you plan to promote your own spiritual growth.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide.

HLT 310V Topic 5 Discussion Question # 1:

Some health care professionals recommend a 3-minute reading to help caregivers relax and focus before starting their work. Some consider this a waste of time, but others consider it an essential ritual to promote successful work. How do you respond to this idea?

HLT 310V Topic 5 Discussion Question # 2:

How realistic is it to expect health care workers to model mental, physical, and spiritual health? If Americans tend to be overweight, underactive, workaholics who experience burnout, why should health care workers be any different? Base your response from the GCU introduction and the textbooks. Cite references from your reading to support your answer.