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NUR 170 Exam 6 Questions And Answers.
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The nurse is assessing a client's spirituality. Which of the following findings would suggest that
the client experiences spirituality as a source of strength? Select all that apply.
A) The client uses the telephone to inform family members of an unwanted diagnosis.
B) The client reads spiritual material every evening.
C) The client asks to watch a religious service on television.
D) The client says she has no desire to meet with a chaplain.
E) The client tells the nurse she is convinced she will be punished in the afterlife. - Answer✔B)
The client reads spiritual material every evening.
C) The client asks to watch a religious service on television.
While hospitalized, a client learns that a close friend has died suddenly. The client is crying and
asking, "Why, God?" The nurse should correctly identify that the client is demonstrating which
type of spiritual distress?
A) Physiologic
B) Psychologic
C) Treatment-related
D) Situational - Answer✔D) Situational
The nurse is providing care to a client diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The client wishes
to take Communion but must fast for 1 hour prior to receiving it. Which action by the nurse is
most appropriate?
A) Contact the healthcare provider to suggest an alternative form of nutrition because the client
is refusing to eat or drink.
B) Provide the client with breakfast and morning medication and encourage the client to eat and
take Communion some other time.
C) Find out when the hospital clergy will be distributing Communion and adjust the client's
medications and breakfast accordingly.
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D) Suggest that because the client is hospitalized, eating and drinking will not affect the
Communion. - Answer✔C) Find out when the hospital clergy will be distributing Communion
and adjust the client's medications and breakfast accordingly.
While assessing a client's spiritual needs, the nurse asks, "What spiritual beliefs are important to
you?" This question represents which step of the FICA assessment model?
A) Community
B) Address
C) Implication
D) Faith - Answer✔D) Faith
When receiving nursing care, the client states, "I drink a small glass of warm water mixed with
the juice of one lemon every morning because it helps to heal my body." Which action by the
nurse is appropriate when providing care to this client?
A) Tell the client that cold water is better metabolized by the body.
B) Instruct the client that lemon juice is really a dose of vitamin C that helps with healing.
C) Provide the warm water and juice of a lemon.
D) Suggest the client delay the water and lemon until after morning medications. - Answer✔C)
Provide the warm water and juice of a lemon.
Which questions are appropriate for the nurse to ask when assessing the spiritual beliefs of a
client? Select all that apply.
A) "How will being sick interfere with your religious practices?"
B) "Would you like a visit from your spiritual counselor or the hospital chaplain?"
C) "Are any particular religious practices important to you?"
D) "How is your faith helpful to you?"
E) "Because you indicated you are Catholic, I suppose you fast every Friday?" - Answer✔A)
"How will being sick interfere with your religious practices?"
B) "Would you like a visit from your spiritual counselor or the hospital chaplain?"
C) "Are any particular religious practices important to you?"
D) "How is your faith helpful to you?"
A nurse is admitting a client to the oncology unit. During the admission assessment, when the
nurse asks the client about religious preference, the client states, "I am an atheist." The nurse
should recognize that the client holds which belief?
A) The client believes that there is one God.
B) The client believes that there is more than one god.
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NUR 170 Exam 6 Questions And Answers.
Updated And Verified.
The nurse is assessing a client's spirituality. Which of the following findings would suggest that
the client experiences spirituality as a source of strength? Select all that apply.
A) The client uses the telephone to inform family members of an unwanted diagnosis.
B) The client reads spiritual material every evening.
C) The client asks to watch a religious service on television.
D) The client says she has no desire to meet with a chaplain.
E) The client tells the nurse she is convinced she will be punished in the afterlife. - Answer✔B)
The client reads spiritual material every evening.
C) The client asks to watch a religious service on television.
While hospitalized, a client learns that a close friend has died suddenly. The client is crying and
asking, "Why, God?" The nurse should correctly identify that the client is demonstrating which
type of spiritual distress?
A) Physiologic
B) Psychologic
C) Treatment-related
D) Situational - Answer✔D) Situational
The nurse is providing care to a client diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The client wishes
to take Communion but must fast for 1 hour prior to receiving it. Which action by the nurse is
most appropriate?
A) Contact the healthcare provider to suggest an alternative form of nutrition because the client
is refusing to eat or drink.
B) Provide the client with breakfast and morning medication and encourage the client to eat and
take Communion some other time.
C) Find out when the hospital clergy will be distributing Communion and adjust the client's
medications and breakfast accordingly.
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D) Suggest that because the client is hospitalized, eating and drinking will not affect the
Communion. - Answer✔C) Find out when the hospital clergy will be distributing Communion
and adjust the client's medications and breakfast accordingly.
While assessing a client's spiritual needs, the nurse asks, "What spiritual beliefs are important to
you?" This question represents which step of the FICA assessment model?
A) Community
B) Address
C) Implication
D) Faith - Answer✔D) Faith
When receiving nursing care, the client states, "I drink a small glass of warm water mixed with
the juice of one lemon every morning because it helps to heal my body." Which action by the
nurse is appropriate when providing care to this client?
A) Tell the client that cold water is better metabolized by the body.
B) Instruct the client that lemon juice is really a dose of vitamin C that helps with healing.
C) Provide the warm water and juice of a lemon.
D) Suggest the client delay the water and lemon until after morning medications. - Answer✔C)
Provide the warm water and juice of a lemon.
Which questions are appropriate for the nurse to ask when assessing the spiritual beliefs of a
client? Select all that apply.
A) "How will being sick interfere with your religious practices?"
B) "Would you like a visit from your spiritual counselor or the hospital chaplain?"
C) "Are any particular religious practices important to you?"
D) "How is your faith helpful to you?"
E) "Because you indicated you are Catholic, I suppose you fast every Friday?" - Answer✔A)
"How will being sick interfere with your religious practices?"
B) "Would you like a visit from your spiritual counselor or the hospital chaplain?"
C) "Are any particular religious practices important to you?"
D) "How is your faith helpful to you?"
A nurse is admitting a client to the oncology unit. During the admission assessment, when the
nurse asks the client about religious preference, the client states, "I am an atheist." The nurse
should recognize that the client holds which belief?
A) The client believes that there is one God.
B) The client believes that there is more than one god.
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