Spiritual assessments are integrated by many healthcare settings such as hospitals, home health care, long-term facilities, and behavioral health settings. In each of these areas, there comes a point in a patient's health journey where they can call on other entities to support them. Meeting these needs for patients improves the outlook for medical treatments. According to Hodge (2013), “administering a spiritual assessment, as part of a broader bio-psycho-social-spiritual assessment, allows for a more holistic understanding of clients' realities, which in turn provides the basis for practice decisions (p. 223)." Spiritual assessment tools allow healthcare workers to identify earlier in a patient's care how spiritual support can be integrated into their care plans. Each patient should be informed that the line of communication on this essential topic is open with one's healthcare providers. Doing so helps create a better relationship of trust between the patient and the provider Summary of the evaluation The author of this trial conducted a. six-question assessment of a twenty-six-year-old Hispanic man The questions were presented verbally to the participant and the author transcribed the oral responses. These questions cover topics covering the expression of spirituality, internal support,. spiritual community, support during illness, beliefs in healing, and medical restrictions. The participant clearly declares his religion as Catholic. He practices his faith through prayer to God and Jesus Christ. The special significance of a crucifix worn as a means of protection by God and Christ against evil has also been identified. This male does not regularly attend mass except to support his loved ones. He also expresses confidence in the need for health care providers to incorporate it into a patient's care plan. For example, giving the patient time to pray alone or with family for strength to heal, respecting religious symbols that offer protection, knowing who the patient relies on for support, and contacting them as quickly as possible. This assessment tool was found to be simple and easy to use during a patient interview. Additionally, the assessment opens a new line of communication that can help establish a trusting relationship, which benefits both the patient and provider. Works Cited Hodge, D. (2013). Implicit spiritual assessment: An alternative approach to assessing clients' spirituality. Social Work, 58(3), 223-230. Narayanasamy, A. (2004). Spiritual care. The puzzle of spirituality for nursing: A practical assessment guide. British Journal of Nursing, 13(19), 1140-1144