Chapter 35 Practice Questions - Spiritual Health Flashcards
A co-worker asks the nurse to explain spirituality. What is the nurse’s best response?
a. It has a minor effect on health.
b. It is awareness of one’s inner self.
c. It is not as essential as physical needs.
d. It refers to fire or giving of life to a person.
b. It is awareness of one’s inner self.
The nurse is caring for a patient who is professes to being an agnostic. Which information should the nurse consider when planning care for this patient belief system?
a. The patient is devoid of spirituality.
b. Is certain there is no such entity as God.
c. Believes there is no known ultimate reality.
d. Finds no meaning through relationship with others.
c. Believes there is no known ultimate reality.
The nurse is caring for an Islamic patient who wants a snack. Offering sandwich is most appropriate?
a. Ham
b. Beef
c. Kosher
d. Bacon
b. Beef
A nurse is teaching a patient how to meditate. Which behavior presented by the patient indicates effective learning?
a. Lying on the floor
b. Breathing quickly
c. Focusing on an particular image
d. Engaging for 10 minutes every day
c. Focusing on an particular image
The nurse is admitting a patient to the hospital. The patient is a very spiritual person but does not practice any specific religion. How will the nurse interpret this finding?
a. This indicates a strong religious affiliation.
b. This statement is contradictory.
c. This statement is reasonable.
d. This indicates a lack of hope.
c. This statement is reasonable.
Which patient comment should the nurse identify as a demonstration of faith?
a. I go to church every Sunday.
b. I believe there is life after death.
c. I have something to look forward to each day.
d. I get a feeling of awe when looking at the sunset.
b. I believe there is life after death.
A nurse is caring for a Roman Catholic patient. Which action will the nurse plan time for?
a. Practice the Five Pillars.
b. Practice Blessingway.
c. Avoiding meat on Fridays.
d. The purity rituals.
d. The purity rituals.
The nurse is caring for a patient with a chronic illness who is having conflicts with beliefs. Which health care team member will the nurse ask to see this patient?
a. The clergy
b. A psychiatrist
c. A social worker
d. An occupational therapist
a. The clergy
The nurse caring for a terminally ill patient sits down and lightly touches the patient’s hand. Which technique is the nurse using?
a. “Doing for”
b. Establishing presence
c. Offering transcendence
d. Providing health promotion
b. Establishing presence
The nurse and the patient have the same religious affiliation. Which action will the nurse take to support the patient spiritually?
a. Must use a formal assessment tool to determine patient’s beliefs.
b. Assume that both have the same spiritual beliefs.
c. Do not impose personal values on the patient.
d. Skip the spiritual belief assessment.
c. Do not impose personal values on the patient.
A nurse makes a connection with the patient when providing spiritual care. Which type of connectedness did the nurse experience?
a. Intrapersonal
b. Interpersonal
c. Transpersonal
d. Multipersonal
b. Interpersonal
The patient is admitted with a diagnosis of chronic anxiety. Which action is most appropriate for the nurse to take when providing holistic care?
a. Focusing on finding quick remedies for the anxiety
b. Realizing that the patient’s only goal is relief of the anxiety
c. Looking at how worry influences the patient’s ability to function
d. Helping the patient realize that there is little hope of relief from anxiety
c. Looking at how worry influences the patient’s ability to function
In caring for the patient’s spiritual needs, the nurse asks 20 questions to assess the patient’s relationship with God and a sense of life purpose and satisfaction. Which method is the nurse using?
a. The spiritual well-being scale
b. The FICA assessment tool
c. Belief tool
d. Hope scale
a. The spiritual well-being scale
A male patient in stable condition is in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is asking to see his spouse and two daughters. What should the nurse be prepared to plan for?
a. 5 to 10 minutes for the family visit
b. Complying with the patient’s request
c. Arranging for the two daughters to visit, then the wife
d. Asking the family to decide which two persons will visit
b. Complying with the patient’s request
The nurse is caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. The patient states, “I just don’t feel like going to work. I have no energy, and I can’t eat or sleep.” The patient shows no interest in taking part in the care by saying, “What’s the use?” Which response by the nurse is best?
a. It sounds like you have lost hope.
b. It sounds like you have lost energy.
c. It sounds like you have lost your appetite.
d. It sounds like you have lost the ability to sleep.
a. It sounds like you have lost hope.
