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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A co-worker asks the nurse to explain spirituality. What is the nurse’s
best response?
a. It has fa fminor feffect fon fhealth.
b. It fis fawareness fof fone’s finner fself.
c. It fis fnot fas fessential fas fphysical fneeds.
d. It frefers fto ffire for fgiving fof flife fto fa fperson.
ANS: fB
Spirituality fis foften fdefined fas fan fawareness fof fone’s finner fself fand fa fsense
fof fconnection fto fa fhigher fbeing, fto fnature, for fto fsome fpurpose fgreater fthan
foneself. fSpirituality fis fan fimportant ffactor fthat fhelps findividuals fachieve
fthe fbalance fneeded fto fmaintain fhealth fand fwell-being fand fto fcope fwith
fillness.
Florence fNightingale fbelieved fthat fspirituality fwas fa fforce fthat fprovided
fenergy fneeded fto fpromote fa fhealthy fhospital fenvironment fand fthat fcaring
ffor fa fperson’s fspiritual fneeds fwas fjust fas fessential fas fcaring ffor fhis for fher
fphysical fneeds. fThe fword fspiritualitycomes ffrom fthe fLatin fword fspiritus,
fwhich frefers fto fbreath for fwind. fThe fspirit fgives flife fto fa fperson.
2. The fnurse fis fcaring ffor fa fpatient fwho fis fan fagnostic. fWhich
information fshould fthe fnurse fconsider fwhen fplanning fcare ffor fthis
f
patient?
f
a. The fpatient fis fdevoid fof fspirituality.
b. The fpatient fdoes fnot fbelieve fin fGod.
c. The fpatient fbelieves fthere fis fno fknown fultimate freality.
d. The fpatient ffinds fno fmeaning fthrough frelationship fwith fothers.
,ANS: fC
Some fpeople fdo fnot fbelieve fin fthe fexistence fof fGod f(atheist), for fthey
fbelieve fthat fthere fis fno fknown fultimate freality f(agnostic). fNonetheless,
fspirituality fis fimportant fregardless fof fa fperson’s freligious fbeliefs.
fAgnostics fdiscover fmeaning fin fwhat fthey fdo for fhow fthey flive fbecause
fthey ffind fno fultimate fmeaning ffor fthe fway fthings fare. fThey fbelieve fthat
fpeople fbring fmeaning fto fwhat fthey fdo.
3. The fnurse fis fcaring ffor fan fIslam fpatient fwho fwants fa fsnack. fWhich
faction fby fthe fnurse fis fmost fappropriate?
a. Offers fa fham fsandwich
b. Offers fa fbeef fsandwich
c. Offers fa fkosher fsandwich
d. Offers fa fbacon fsandwich
ANS: fB
Islam freligion fdoes fallow fbeef. fIslam fdoes fnot fallow fpork for
falcohol. fHam fand fbacon fare fpork. fKosher fis fallowed ffor fJudaism.
4. A fnurse fis fteaching fa fpatient fhow fto fmeditate. fWhich finformation
from fthe fpatient findicates feffective flearning?
a. I fwill flie fon fthe ffloor.
b. I fwill fbreathe fquickly.
c. I fwill ffocus fon fan fimage.
d. I fwill fdo fthis ffor f10 fminutes fevery fday.
ANS: fC
The fsteps fof fmeditation finclude fsitting fin fa fcomfortable fposition fwith fthe
fback fstraight; fbreathe fslowly; fand ffocus fon fa fsound, fprayer, for fimage.
Meditation fshould foccur ffor f10 fto f20 fminutes ftwice fa fday.
5. The fnurse fis fadmitting fa fpatient fto fthe fhospital. fThe fpatient fis fa
very fspiritual fperson fbut fdoes fnot fpractice fany fspecific freligion. fHow
f
will fthe
f
, nurse finterpret fthis ffinding?
a. This findicates fa fstrong freligious faffiliation.
b. This fstatement fis fcontradictory.
c. This fstatement fis freasonable.
d. This findicates fa flack fof fhope.
ANS: fC
The fpatient’s fstatement fis freasonable fand fis fnot fcontradictory. fMany fpeople
ftend fto fuse fthe
terms fspiritualityand freligion finterchangeably. fAlthough fclosely fassociated,
fthese fterms fare fnot fsynonymous. fReligious fpractices fencompass fspirituality,
fbut fspirituality fdoes fnot fneed fto finclude freligious fpractice. fWhen fa fperson
fhas fthe fattitude fof fsomething fto flive ffor fand flook fforward fto, fhope fis
fpresent.
6. A fnurse fhears fthe ffollowing fcomments ffrom fdifferent
patients. fWhich fpatient fcomment fdoes fthe fnurse fidentify fas ffaith?
f
a. I fgo fto fchurch fevery fSunday.
b. I fbelieve fthere fis flife fafter fdeath.
c. I fhave fsomething fto flook fforward fto feach fday.
d. I fget fa ffeeling fof fawe fwhen flooking fat fthe fsunset.
ANS: fB
Faith fallows fpeople fto fhave ffirm fbeliefs fdespite flack fof fphysical fevidence
f(life fafter fdeath). fReligion frefers fto fthe fsystem fof forganized fbeliefs fand
fworship f that fa fperson fpractices fto foutwardly fexpress fspirituality f(go fto
fchurch). fWhen fa fperson fhas fthe fattitude fof fsomething fto flive ffor fand flook
fforward fto, fhope fis fpresent f(look fforward fto feach fday). fSelf-transcendence
fis fthe fbelief fthat fthere fis fa fforce foutside fof fand fgreater fthan fthe fperson
f(awe fwhen flooking fat fa fsunset).
7. A fnurse fis fcaring ffor fa fHindu fpatient. fWhich faction fwill fthe fnurse ftake?
a. Allow ftime fto fpractice fthe fFive fPillars.
b. Allow ftime fto fpractice fBlessingway.