FUNDAMENTALS II 2026 EXAMINATION
TEST FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉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.. Answer: ANS: B
Spirituality is often defined as an awareness of one's inner self and a
sense of connection to a higher being, to nature, or to some purpose
greater than oneself. Spirituality is an important factor that helps
individuals achieve the balance needed to maintain health and well-
being and to cope with illness. Florence Nightingale believed that
spirituality was a force that provided energy needed to promote a
healthy hospital environment and that caring for a person's spiritual
needs was just as essential as caring for his or her physical needs.
The word spirituality comes from the Latin word spiritus, which
refers to breath or wind. The spirit gives life to a person.
,◉The nurse is caring for a patient who is an agnostic. Which
information should the nurse consider when planning care for this
patient?
a. The patient is devoid of spirituality.
b. The patient does not believe in God.
c. The patient believes there is no known ultimate reality.
d. The patient finds no meaning through relationship with others..
Answer: ANS: C
Some people do not believe in the existence of God (atheist), or they
believe that there is no known ultimate reality (agnostic).
Nonetheless, spirituality is important regardless of a person's
religious beliefs. Agnostics discover meaning in what they do or how
they live because they find no ultimate meaning for the way things
are. They believe that people bring meaning to what they do.
◉A nurse hears the following comments from different patients.
Which patient comment does the nurse identify as 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.. Answer: ANS: B
Faith allows people to have firm beliefs despite lack of physical
evidence (life after death). Religion refers to the system of organized
beliefs and worship that a person practices to outwardly express
spirituality (go to church). When a person has the attitude of
, something to live for and look forward to, hope is present (look
forward to each day). Self-transcendence is the belief that there is a
force outside of and greater than the person (awe when looking at a
sunset).
◉The nurse is caring for a patient with a terminal disease. The nurse
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. Answer: ANS: B
Establishing presence by sitting with a patient to attentively listen to
his or her feelings and situation, talking with the patient, crying with
the patient, and simply offering time are powerful spiritual care
approaches. Benner explains that presence involves "being with" a
patient versus "doing for" a patient. Transcendence is the belief that
a force outside of and greater than the person exists beyond the
material world. In settings where health promotion activities occur,
patients often need information, counseling, and guidance to make
the necessary choices to remain healthy.
◉. The patient is having a difficult time dealing with an AIDS
diagnosis. The patient states, "It's not fair. I'm totally isolated from
God and my family because of this. Even my father hates me for this.
He won't even speak to me." What should the nurse do?
TEST FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉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.. Answer: ANS: B
Spirituality is often defined as an awareness of one's inner self and a
sense of connection to a higher being, to nature, or to some purpose
greater than oneself. Spirituality is an important factor that helps
individuals achieve the balance needed to maintain health and well-
being and to cope with illness. Florence Nightingale believed that
spirituality was a force that provided energy needed to promote a
healthy hospital environment and that caring for a person's spiritual
needs was just as essential as caring for his or her physical needs.
The word spirituality comes from the Latin word spiritus, which
refers to breath or wind. The spirit gives life to a person.
,◉The nurse is caring for a patient who is an agnostic. Which
information should the nurse consider when planning care for this
patient?
a. The patient is devoid of spirituality.
b. The patient does not believe in God.
c. The patient believes there is no known ultimate reality.
d. The patient finds no meaning through relationship with others..
Answer: ANS: C
Some people do not believe in the existence of God (atheist), or they
believe that there is no known ultimate reality (agnostic).
Nonetheless, spirituality is important regardless of a person's
religious beliefs. Agnostics discover meaning in what they do or how
they live because they find no ultimate meaning for the way things
are. They believe that people bring meaning to what they do.
◉A nurse hears the following comments from different patients.
Which patient comment does the nurse identify as 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.. Answer: ANS: B
Faith allows people to have firm beliefs despite lack of physical
evidence (life after death). Religion refers to the system of organized
beliefs and worship that a person practices to outwardly express
spirituality (go to church). When a person has the attitude of
, something to live for and look forward to, hope is present (look
forward to each day). Self-transcendence is the belief that there is a
force outside of and greater than the person (awe when looking at a
sunset).
◉The nurse is caring for a patient with a terminal disease. The nurse
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. Answer: ANS: B
Establishing presence by sitting with a patient to attentively listen to
his or her feelings and situation, talking with the patient, crying with
the patient, and simply offering time are powerful spiritual care
approaches. Benner explains that presence involves "being with" a
patient versus "doing for" a patient. Transcendence is the belief that
a force outside of and greater than the person exists beyond the
material world. In settings where health promotion activities occur,
patients often need information, counseling, and guidance to make
the necessary choices to remain healthy.
◉. The patient is having a difficult time dealing with an AIDS
diagnosis. The patient states, "It's not fair. I'm totally isolated from
God and my family because of this. Even my father hates me for this.
He won't even speak to me." What should the nurse do?
