Chapter 22: Spiritual Health

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Chapter 22: Spiritual Health

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. The student nurse asks why he needs to assess a patient’s spirituality when he can call the chaplain. What response by the nurse is best?
a. “This way you learn what is involved in a spiritual assessment.”
b. “Students need to perform all aspects of patient care.”
c. “Regulatory organizations list this as a required BSN competence.”
d. “All patients should have a spirituality assessment.”

 

 

ANS:  C

Although there is some truth to all options, several regulatory groups list conducting a spiritual assessment as a vital skill for nurses, including the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the Joint Commission, and the American Nurses Association.

 

DIF:    Understanding                                 REF:   p. 414             OBJ:   22.1

TOP:   Assessment    MSC:  NCLEX Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity

NOT:  Concepts: Culture

 

  1. The nurse is caring for four patients. Which one should the nurse assess for spirituality needs as a priority?
a. New mother, older child at home
b. Faces terminal diagnosis
c. Needs to change medications
d. Pleasant but quiet

 

 

ANS:  B

There are many cues to alert the nurse that a patient might have unmet spiritual needs, including facing a terminal illness. The nurse should conduct spiritual assessments on all patients, but this one is the priority.

 

DIF:    Analyzing      REF:   p. 420            OBJ:   22.4               TOP:   Assessment

MSC:  NCLEX Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity      NOT:  Concepts: Culture

 

  1. A patient has the nursing diagnosis Spiritual Distress. What assessment by the patient best indicates that an important goal has been met?
a. Observed praying quietly
b. Indecisive about treatment
c. Asks nurse if God exists
d. Executes living will

 

 

ANS:  A

Patients may have spiritual distress when facing situations that threaten their meaning and purpose in life, such as in the face of a terminal diagnosis. Patients often express anger, frustration, neediness, or crying. The patient who has worked through this situation and is able to pray has best shown goal attainment. Indecision and questioning do not indicate the resolution of this diagnosis. Executing a living will may be an indication of pragmatism.

 

DIF:    Evaluating      REF:   pp. 420-421    OBJ:   22.5               TOP:   Evaluation

MSC:  NCLEX Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity      NOT:  Concepts: Culture

 

  1. The nurse concerned about a patient’s spiritual needs can best address this by which action?
a. Leaving a note on the chart for other professional
b. Calling the chaplain to come see the patient
c. Collaborating during interdisciplinary rounds
d. Informing the provider of the patient’s needs

 

 

ANS:  C

Spiritual care must be multidisciplinary in order to be most effective. The nurse best addresses patients’ spiritual needs by discussing them during interdisciplinary rounds.

 

DIF:    Applying        REF:   p. 414 | pp. 420-422                         OBJ:   22.6

TOP:   Communication and Documentation

MSC:  NCLEX Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity      NOT:  Concepts: Culture

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