Chapter 23: Assessing Spirituality

Chapter 23: Assessing Spirituality

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

____     1.   Which question is appropriate when conducting a brief review of spiritual health before conducting a spiritual assessment?

1)	“Do you identify with any organized religion?”
2)	“How can I help support your religious practices?”
3)	“Do you think your illness is some sort of punishment from God?”
4)	“Do you or your family practice religious rituals?”

 

 

____     2.   Which action by the nurse is appropriate during the brief review of spiritual health that occurs before assessing the patient’s spirituality?

1)	Asking the patient whether a referral to the hospital chaplain is desired
2)	Determining whether the patient has a belief system that provides comfort and strength
3)	Asking the patient whether a religious ritual is desired
4)	Separating the child from the family during spiritual counseling

 

 

____     3.   Which data is the most important to determine before conducting a spiritual assessment?

1)	Occupation
2)	Marital status
3)	Religious affiliation
4)	Health insurance

 

 

____     4.   The nurse is conducting a spiritual assessment for the parents of an infant who is hospitalized. Which assessment question is most appropriate?

1)	“Do you identify with any organized religion?”
2)	“Do you have concerns regarding your baby’s illness?”
3)	“Are you agnostic or atheist?”
4)	“Is your religion monotheistic or pantheistic?”

 

 

____     5.   Which belief regarding prayer is expected for a school-age child in the first grade?

1)	Magical abilities
2)	Abstract qualities
3)	Hypothetical power
4)	Scary consequences

 

Answer Section

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. ANS:  1

Chapter number and title: 23, Assessing Spirituality

Chapter learning objective: N/A

Chapter page reference: 569

Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: Assessment

Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity

Cognitive level: Application [Applying]

Concept: Spirituality

Difficulty: Moderate

	Feedback
1	Before conducting a spiritual assessment, the nurse should determine whether the patient identifies with any organized religion.
2	This question is appropriate during the spiritual assessment, not the brief review of spiritual health.
3	This question is appropriate during the spiritual assessment, not the brief review of spiritual health.
4	This question is appropriate during the spiritual assessment, not the brief review of spiritual health.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Spirituality

 

2. ANS:  2

Chapter number and title: 23, Assessing Spirituality

Chapter learning objective: N/A

Chapter page reference: 569

Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: Implementation

Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity

Cognitive level: Application [Applying]

Concept: Spirituality

Difficulty: Moderate

	Feedback
1	This is not an action that is completed during the brief review of spiritual health.
2	Although conducting a brief review of spiritual health, it is appropriate for the nurse to determine whether the patient has a belief system that offers comfort and strength.
3	This is not an action that is completed during the brief review of spiritual health.
4	This is not an action that is completed during the brief review of spiritual health.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Spirituality

 

3. ANS:  3

Chapter number and title: 23, Assessing Spirituality

Chapter learning objective: N/A

Chapter page reference: 569

Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: Assessment

Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity

Cognitive level: Analysis [Analyzing]

Concept: Spirituality

Difficulty: Easy

	Feedback
1	Although data regarding occupation is collected during a health history interview, this is not essential information before conducting a spiritual assessment.
2	Although data regarding marital status is collected during a health history interview, this is not essential information before conducting a spiritual assessment.
3	Before conducting a spiritual assessment the nurse determines the patient’s religious affiliation.
4	Although data regarding health insurance is collected during a health history interview, this is not essential information before conducting a spiritual assessment.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Spirituality

 

4. ANS:  2

Chapter number and title: 23, Assessing Spirituality

Chapter learning objective: N/A

Chapter page reference: 569

Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: Assessment

Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity

Cognitive level: Application [Applying]

Concept: Spirituality

Difficulty: Moderate

	Feedback
1	This question is more appropriate when conducting a brief review of the family’s spiritual health.
2	When conducting a spiritual assessment for the family of a hospitalized infant, it is important for the nurse to ask the parents whether there are concerns regarding their infant’s illness.
3	This question is more appropriate when conducting a brief review of the family’s spiritual health.
4	This question is more appropriate when conducting a brief review of the family’s spiritual health.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Spirituality

 

5. ANS:  1

Chapter number and title: 23, Assessing Spirituality

Chapter learning objective: N/A

Chapter page reference: 570

Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: Evaluation

Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity

Cognitive level: Analysis [Analyzing]

Concept: Spirituality

Difficulty: Difficult

	Feedback
1	The younger school-age child often believes in the magic value of prayer.
2	The younger school-age child does not believe in the abstract qualities of prayer.
3	The younger school-age child does not believe in the hypothetical power of prayer.
4	The younger school-age child does not believe in the scary consequences of prayer.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Spirituality