Chapter 20: Spiritual Health

Chapter 20: Spiritual Health

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Gerry is a student nurse who is caring for a 78-year-old hospice patient. As the patient is dying, he begins talking to loved ones who have died before him. Gerry feels a sense of peace as his patient quietly dies. What is the best term for this feeling of peace?

ANS:   A

Self-transcendence refers to the belief that there is a positive force outside of and greater than oneself. This force allows a person to develop new perspectives that are beyond physical boundaries.

PTS:    1                      DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application             REF:    551

OBJ:    Describe the relationship between faith, hope, and spiritual well-being

TOP:    Nursing Process: Assessment            MSC:   Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

2. A student nurse is caring for a 54-year-old patient who has been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer. The patient states that he does not believe God, but he has had a meaningful life by contributing to the lives of those around them. This person is most likely which of the following?

ANS:   D

Atheists search for meaning in life through their work and relationships with others.

PTS:    1                      DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application             REF:    552

OBJ:    Assess a patient’s spirituality and spiritual health

TOP:    Nursing Process: Assessment            MSC:   Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

3. A nurse recently transferred to a cardiac surgery unit. She is caring for a 64-year-old patient who has survived cardiopulmonary resuscitation after a triple coronary artery bypass graft surgery. To help this patient cope with this experience, what is the best thing for the nurse to do?

ANS:   D

After patients have survived a near death experience, promote spiritual well-being by remaining open and giving patients a chance to explore what happened and support patients as they share the experience with significant others.

PTS:    1                      DIF:    Cognitive Level: Analysis                  REF:    555

OBJ:    Discuss nursing interventions designed to promote spiritual health

TOP:    Nursing Process: Planning                 MSC:   Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

4. A nurse who works in a neonatal intensive care unit is caring for a critically ill infant with a poor prognosis. She is Christian and feels responsible to care for both the physical and spiritual needs of the infant and his parents. What is the best statement for the nurse to make to the parents of the infant?

ANS:   C

A nurse should exhibit integrity and realize the importance of refraining from expressing personal opinions about religion or spirituality when they may conflict with that of the patient.

PTS:    1                      DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application             REF:    556

OBJ:    Discuss nursing interventions designed to promote spiritual health

TOP:    Nursing Process: Implementation      MSC:   Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity