Nur 102 / Nur102 Exam 3. Questions With Answers.

Why nurses neglect spiritual care -Failure to recognize spiritual needs -Feeling inadequate to meet the needs -Insufficient focus on spirituality in nursing education -Belief nurse must be personally "religious" to meet the spiritual needs of the patient -Personal discomfort by nurses discussing area that does not have concrete answers To assess, evaluate, and support a patient's spirituality, the best action a nurse can take is to: A. assist the patient to use faith to get well B. refer the patient to the health care facility chaplain C. Provide the patient with a variety of religious literature D. determine the patient's perceptions and belief system You are caring for a patient who is depressed because the only child has gone away to college. The nurse will assess this type of depression as: A. actual loss B. perceived loss C. situational loss D. maturational loss Factors influencing Loss and Grief -Human development -Nature of loss -Personal relationships -Coping strategies -Socioeconomic status -Culture and ethnicity -Spiritual and religious beliefs -Hope As a first-year nursing student, you are assigned to care for a dying patient. To best prepare you for this assignment, you will want to: A. complete a course on death and dying B. control your emotions about death and dying C. compare this experience to the death of a family member D. develop a personal understanding of your own feelings about grief and death