V3 · Ready to grow spiritually
Actual Spiritual and values
Definition
The person wishes to deepen peace, meaning, or connection.- Peace
- personal growth
- recovery
- reflection
- Wants prayer
- seeks meaning
- reflects on values
📋 Scenario
A recovering patient wants time for prayer and reflection.
Subjective (S): "I want time to pray and reflect."
Objective (O): Calm; asks for a quiet space; recovering; engaged.
Assessment tools for this scenario: CP-SPIRIT Spiritual & Values Check
Validated scales to consider: FICA spiritual screen
**CarePath diagnosis:** Ready to grow spiritually related to peace, as evidenced by wants prayer and seeks meaning.
**Interventions and rationale**
| Intervention | Rationale |
|---|---|
| Support practices. | Supporting her practices helps her deepen peace and connection, and recovery goes better when spiritual needs are treated as part of whole-person care. |
| Arrange a quiet space. | A quiet space gives the privacy and calm needed for prayer and reflection, which are hard to find in a busy ward. |
| Offer a chaplain. | A chaplain can guide and enrich her spiritual growth and offer resources, even though she is already calm and engaged. |
| Respect beliefs. | Respecting her beliefs without pushing the nurse's own views keeps the patient in charge of her spiritual path and builds trust. |
**Expected outcomes**
- Has daily time for prayer.
- Reports peace.
- Feels supported.
**Linking the data to the diagnosis**
The recovering patient says, "I want time to pray and reflect," and she is calm, engaged and asking for a quiet space. This is a readiness to grow, not a problem, so the ready-to-grow wording fits better than a distress statement such as struggling with meaning, faith, or purpose, because she shows peace and motivation, not suffering. The plan aims to build on her strengths so that she has daily time for prayer, reports peace and feels supported, by providing a quiet space, offering a chaplain and respecting her beliefs.
CarePath diagnosis
Ready to grow spiritually related to peace, as evidenced by wants prayer and seeks meaning.
Interventions and rationale
Listed in priority order.
| Intervention | Rationale |
|---|---|
| 1. Support practices. | Supporting her practices helps her deepen peace and connection, and recovery goes better when spiritual needs are treated as part of whole-person care. |
| 2. Arrange a quiet space. | A quiet space gives the privacy and calm needed for prayer and reflection, which are hard to find in a busy ward. |
| 3. Offer a chaplain. | A chaplain can guide and enrich her spiritual growth and offer resources, even though she is already calm and engaged. |
| 4. Respect beliefs. | Respecting her beliefs without pushing the nurse's own views keeps the patient in charge of her spiritual path and builds trust. |
Expected outcomes
- Has daily time for prayer.
- Reports peace.
- Feels supported.
Linking the data to the diagnosis
The recovering patient says, "I want time to pray and reflect," and she is calm, engaged and asking for a quiet space. This is a readiness to grow, not a problem, so the ready-to-grow wording fits better than a distress statement such as struggling with meaning, faith, or purpose, because she shows peace and motivation, not suffering. The plan aims to build on her strengths so that she has daily time for prayer, reports peace and feels supported, by providing a quiet space, offering a chaplain and respecting her beliefs.