Spiritual Health, Cultural Awareness,Nutrition

Question 1

Spirituality

Answer 1

awareness of one’s inner self and a sense of connection to a higher being, nature, or some
purpose greater than oneself

Question 2

What you need to be able to provide spirituality care to others

Answer 2

Nurses need to be aware of their own spirituality to provide appropriate and relevant spiritual
care to others.

Question 3

An important factor in healing is

Answer 3

An individual’s intrinsic spirit

Question 4

Healing often takes place because of b____

Answer 4

believing

Question 5

Constructs of spirituality

Answer 5

Self-transcendence
Connectedness
Faith
Hope

Question 6

Current concepts in spiritual health

Answer 6

• Spiritual well-being
• Faith
• Religion
• Hope

Question 7

Spiritual health _ with age because of __

Answer 7

matures,
increasing awareness of meaning, purpose, and life
values.

Question 8

Spiritual Distress

Answer 8

A disruption in the life principle that pervades a person’s entire being and transcends the person’s biologic and psychosocial nature

Question 9

Factors effecting spirituality

Answer 9

spiritual distress, acute illness, chronic illness, terminal illness, near death experience

Question 10

Religious Care helps

Answer 10

maintain their belief systems and worship practices

Question 11

Purpose of Spiritual Health Assessment

Answer 11

Taking a faith history reveals patient’s beliefs about life, health, and a Supreme Being.- Assessing a patient can express a level of caring and support

Question 12

Tools for spiritual assessment

Answer 12

• Listening
• Ask direct questions
• FICA (Faith, Importance, Community, Address)
• Spiritual well-being (SWB) scale

Question 13

Goal Faith/Belief Questions

Answer 13

• Ask about a religious source of guidance.

* Understand the patient’s philosophy of life

Question 14

Life and Self Adjustment Questions

Answer 14

Ask about a patient’s understanding of illness limitations or threats and how the patient will
adjust.

Question 15

Spirituality Nursing Diagnosis examples

Answer 15

• Risk for Spiritual Distress
• Defective Spiritual Distress
• Hopelessness
• Spiritual Distress
• Decreased Spiritual Distress

Question 16

What does it mean to establish presence when giving spiritual care

Answer 16

• Establishing presence—involves giving attention, answering questions, having an encouraging attitude, and expressing a sense of trust; “being with” rather than
“doing for”

Question 17

Goal for spiritual care

Answer 17

• Mobilize hope.
• Provide interpretation of suffering that is acceptable to patient.
• Help patient use resources
• Supporting rituals .