COMSAE LEVEL 2 111 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What is holistic care?
Answer: An approach to care that treats the whole person.
◉ What should healthcare workers do regarding a patient's cultural
and religious needs?
Answer: Support and respect the patient's cultural and religious
beliefs and needs.
◉ How can spirituality affect a surgical patient?
Answer: Religious beliefs or belief in a higher power may influence
the patient's life, decisions, fears, and coping.
◉ How can fear of death have a spiritual dimension?
Answer: Uncertainty about one's relationship with a supreme being
or higher power can increase anxiety.
◉ What should you do if a patient asks you to pray with them before
surgery?
Answer: Respect the request and provide appropriate support;
clergy may also provide support and encouragement.
,◉ What should be done if a patient's religion prohibits blood
transfusions?
Answer: Respect the patient's religious beliefs and wishes.
◉ What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
Answer: A pyramid-shaped model describing levels of human needs.
◉ Which needs must be met first in Maslow's Hierarchy?
Answer: Physical needs.
◉ What are examples of physical needs?
Answer: Life, food, oxygen, sleep, safety, and warmth.
◉ What does security mean as a psychosocial need?
Answer: Feeling safe and having trust and confidence in those
around you.
◉ What does belonging mean as a psychosocial need?
Answer: The need to feel accepted by others and have feelings and
attitudes understood.
,◉ What does recognition mean as a psychosocial need?
Answer: The need to be acknowledged, valued, and seen by others.
◉ What does self-esteem mean as a psychosocial need?
Answer: Feeling confident and being able to make your own choices
and decisions.
◉ What does identity mean as a psychosocial need?
Answer: Having a sense of self and feeling worthy.
◉ How can love and kindness affect a patient's identity and well-
being?
Answer: Being treated with love and kindness can help the patient
feel worthy and improve well-being.
◉ What are spiritual needs?
Answer: Support of a person's spiritual beliefs and reinforcement of
faith.
◉ What are the two main types of communication barriers?
Answer: Nonphysical and physical barriers.
◉ What are examples of nonphysical communication barriers?
, Answer: Language, cultural, and physiological barriers.
◉ What are examples of physical communication barriers?
Answer: Deafness, blindness, and speech problems.
◉ What does immunocompromised mean?
Answer: Having a decreased ability to fight infections.
◉ What conditions may cause a patient to be immunocompromised?
Answer: Conditions such as autoimmune disease or other disorders
that decrease the body's ability to fight infection.
◉ How should care be approached for an intellectually disabled
patient?
Answer: Allow additional time, communicate appropriately, and
minimize unnecessary waiting when possible.
◉ What are the trauma center levels?
Answer: Levels 1 through 5, based on the resources and level of
trauma care available.
◉ What is a Level 1 Trauma Center?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What is holistic care?
Answer: An approach to care that treats the whole person.
◉ What should healthcare workers do regarding a patient's cultural
and religious needs?
Answer: Support and respect the patient's cultural and religious
beliefs and needs.
◉ How can spirituality affect a surgical patient?
Answer: Religious beliefs or belief in a higher power may influence
the patient's life, decisions, fears, and coping.
◉ How can fear of death have a spiritual dimension?
Answer: Uncertainty about one's relationship with a supreme being
or higher power can increase anxiety.
◉ What should you do if a patient asks you to pray with them before
surgery?
Answer: Respect the request and provide appropriate support;
clergy may also provide support and encouragement.
,◉ What should be done if a patient's religion prohibits blood
transfusions?
Answer: Respect the patient's religious beliefs and wishes.
◉ What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
Answer: A pyramid-shaped model describing levels of human needs.
◉ Which needs must be met first in Maslow's Hierarchy?
Answer: Physical needs.
◉ What are examples of physical needs?
Answer: Life, food, oxygen, sleep, safety, and warmth.
◉ What does security mean as a psychosocial need?
Answer: Feeling safe and having trust and confidence in those
around you.
◉ What does belonging mean as a psychosocial need?
Answer: The need to feel accepted by others and have feelings and
attitudes understood.
,◉ What does recognition mean as a psychosocial need?
Answer: The need to be acknowledged, valued, and seen by others.
◉ What does self-esteem mean as a psychosocial need?
Answer: Feeling confident and being able to make your own choices
and decisions.
◉ What does identity mean as a psychosocial need?
Answer: Having a sense of self and feeling worthy.
◉ How can love and kindness affect a patient's identity and well-
being?
Answer: Being treated with love and kindness can help the patient
feel worthy and improve well-being.
◉ What are spiritual needs?
Answer: Support of a person's spiritual beliefs and reinforcement of
faith.
◉ What are the two main types of communication barriers?
Answer: Nonphysical and physical barriers.
◉ What are examples of nonphysical communication barriers?
, Answer: Language, cultural, and physiological barriers.
◉ What are examples of physical communication barriers?
Answer: Deafness, blindness, and speech problems.
◉ What does immunocompromised mean?
Answer: Having a decreased ability to fight infections.
◉ What conditions may cause a patient to be immunocompromised?
Answer: Conditions such as autoimmune disease or other disorders
that decrease the body's ability to fight infection.
◉ How should care be approached for an intellectually disabled
patient?
Answer: Allow additional time, communicate appropriately, and
minimize unnecessary waiting when possible.
◉ What are the trauma center levels?
Answer: Levels 1 through 5, based on the resources and level of
trauma care available.
◉ What is a Level 1 Trauma Center?
