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The 7 x 7 Model for Spiritual Assessment: A Brief Introduction and Bibliography

Primary Author: George Fitchett, Rush University Medical Center

Overview of the 7 x 7 Model for Spiritual Assessment, which was developed in the mid-1980s by a team of chaplains and nursing faculty at Rush University including George Fitchett, Russ Burck, Carol J. Farran, and Julia Emblen. The 7 x 7 model for spiritual assessment incorporates a holistic assessment and a multi-dimensional spiritual assessment.

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Wondering If It's Time To Give Up: A Case Example of the 7 by 7 Model for Spiritual Assessment

Primary Author: George Fitchett, Rush University Medical Center

Paper that discusses what spiritual assessment is, why it is important, and how to include it in pastoral care. Includes a case example of a seriously ill, hospitalized older woman wondering whether it is alright to "give up." The 7 by 7 model is used to describe a spiritual assessment of this patient and the implications of the spiritual assessment for the chaplain's care plan and ministry in this case are discussed.

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Healthcare and Spirituality

Primary Author: Stephen P. Kliewer, Oregon Health and Science University

This is an introductory textbook that emphasizes the need to integrate spiritual issues in the process of healthcare. It uses the biopsychosocial model and includes chapters on:

- Healing, cure, and the whole person
- Toward a model of integration
- Exploring spirituality
- The impact of spirituality
- The objectives of integrating spirituality and medicine
- Spiritual assessment
- Spiritual interventions

Date Last Modified 12/31/2005 Book

Spiritual Care in Nursing Practice

Primary Author: Kristen L. Mauk, Valparaiso University

From the back cover of this textbook:

"Focusing on spirituality as an inherent component of effective nursing care, this text presents an unbiased view of the nature of human spirituality apart from religion. The text offers a unique interdisciplinary and inter-religious perspective--representing a range of Eastern and Western religious traditions--while addressing lifespan considerations and belief systems within the nursing process framework. Readable, interactive chapters apply the content clinically and highlight timely research on spirituality and health. Each chapter includes case studies, critical thinking questions, and personal reflection questions. Website references are also included."

Includes chapters on:

- Spiritual development
- Influences of religion and culture on nursing
- Spiritual Assessment
- Collaboration
- Nursing research
- The nurse's spiritual health

Date Last Modified 12/01/2003 Book

Spirituality in Patient Care: Why, How, When, and What

Primary Author: Harold G. Koenig, Duke University Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health

From the publisher, Templeton Press, this paperback book offers:

- A practical handbook for physicians, medical students, and residents seeking guidance on integrating spirituality into patient care in a clear easy-to-use format

- A multifaith approach to integrating spirituality into patient care

- Key resources for medical professionals to develop further skills in this significant area

- A ten-session model course curriculum on spirituality and healthcare for medical students and residents, with suggestions on how to adapt it for the training of nurses, social workers, and rehabilitation specialists.

Date Last Modified 09/01/2007 Book, Course curriculum