A Nurse Is Performing a Spiritual Assessment on a Patient

A nurse is performing a spiritual assessment on a patient with depression. What does the nurse recognize as the key concept to a spiritual assessment?

A) Learn how the patient answers questions about his or her religion and how satisfied the patient is with those answers.
B) Learn how the patient answers questions about the meaning of life and how satisfied the patient is with those answers.
C) Assess how the patient answers questions about formal spiritual practices and how his or her symptoms interfere with these practices.
D) Assess how the patient answers a series of standardized questions that reveal the patient's choices of health care practices and religious choices.