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Spiritual Counseling, Dietary Counseling and Other Counseling

Requires the Agency to designate a clergy member to coordinate spiritual care, offer spiritual counseling to every patient and family without imposing any belief, complete a spiritual assessment during admission and work with the family's own clergy or spiritual caregiver; to offer nutritional assessment and dietary counseling by a licensed dietitian/nutritionist or licensed nutritionist when ordered; and to make other counseling available to ease the stress of the terminal illness and dying.

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About this policy
Policy number
NC-HSP-CNS-01
Version
1.0
Main rule
10A NCAC 13K .0501(3)
Library
North Carolina hospice · 60 policies
Category
Hospice care
Sections
20

In short

  • Offer spiritual counseling to every patient and family. They may accept, decline or ask for their own clergy.
  • Never push any belief on a patient or family.
  • A spiritual assessment is done for every patient during admission. Record their religion and spiritual caregiver.
  • We work with the family's own pastor or spiritual leader when they want us to.
  • Dietary counseling is given by a licensed dietitian or nutritionist when the physician orders it.

What's inside

20 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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  • Terms of Reference
  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Definitions
  • 4. Policy Statement (10A NCAC 13K .0501(3); 42 CFR §418.64(d))
  • 5. The Designated Clergy Member
  • 6. Spiritual Counseling
  • 6.1 Offering the service
  • 6.2 Spiritual assessment during admission
  • 6.3 Giving spiritual counseling
  • 6.4 Working with the family's own clergy
  • 7. Nutritional Assessment and Dietary Counseling
  • 8. Other Counseling
  • 9. Responsibilities
  • 10. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 11. Staff Training
  • 12. References
  • 13. Related Policies and Forms
  • 14. Approval
  • 15. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Who is the clergy member designated to coordinate spiritual care?
  • Show me the spiritual assessment completed during this patient's admission.

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