Chapter 43: Spiritual Health
1. To obtain subjective data related to a 16 -year-old patients spiritualit y, the
nurse should
a. Ask the patients parents if the patient attends services
b. Observe whether the patient reads religious material
c. Ask the patient if religion or a higher being is significant
d. Document the number of times a minister visits
CORRECT ANSWER: C
Feedback:
In a spiritual assessment, the nurse may ask if religion or God is
significant to the patient.
2. An appropriate nursing diagnosis for a bedridden hospitalized patient who
tells the nurse that he has not missed a Methodist church service in 50
years would be
a. Spiritual distress related to inabilit y to attend church services
evidenced by verbal states of guilt
b. Spiritual need as evidenced by verbalizations and distress at missing
Methodist church services
c. Dysfunctional grieving related to inability t o attend church services
as a result of his medical condition
d. Potential for enhanced spiritual well -being related to distress at
missing Methodist church services
CORRECT ANSWER: A
, Feedback:
Persons suffering spiritual dysfunction or di stress may verbalize such
distress or express a need for help.
3. Individuals who are Christian Scientists may not approve of
a. Expensive treatments
b. Circumcisions
c. Contraception
d. Immunizations
CORRECT ANSWER: D
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Some groups, such as Christian Scientists and the Amish, have been
legall y exempted from immunizations; however, many medical
decisions are reviewed on a case -by-case basis depending on the
patients age and imminence of death.
4. An 80-year-old woman does not believe certain religions should allow gay
marriage. However, her grandchildren support this view. The grandmother
is experiencing
a. Moral dilemma
b. Conjunctive faith
c. Value clarification
d. Unethical behavior.
CORRECT ANSWER: B
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1. To obtain subjective data related to a 16 -year-old patients spiritualit y, the
nurse should
a. Ask the patients parents if the patient attends services
b. Observe whether the patient reads religious material
c. Ask the patient if religion or a higher being is significant
d. Document the number of times a minister visits
CORRECT ANSWER: C
Feedback:
In a spiritual assessment, the nurse may ask if religion or God is
significant to the patient.
2. An appropriate nursing diagnosis for a bedridden hospitalized patient who
tells the nurse that he has not missed a Methodist church service in 50
years would be
a. Spiritual distress related to inabilit y to attend church services
evidenced by verbal states of guilt
b. Spiritual need as evidenced by verbalizations and distress at missing
Methodist church services
c. Dysfunctional grieving related to inability t o attend church services
as a result of his medical condition
d. Potential for enhanced spiritual well -being related to distress at
missing Methodist church services
CORRECT ANSWER: A
, Feedback:
Persons suffering spiritual dysfunction or di stress may verbalize such
distress or express a need for help.
3. Individuals who are Christian Scientists may not approve of
a. Expensive treatments
b. Circumcisions
c. Contraception
d. Immunizations
CORRECT ANSWER: D
Feedback:
Some groups, such as Christian Scientists and the Amish, have been
legall y exempted from immunizations; however, many medical
decisions are reviewed on a case -by-case basis depending on the
patients age and imminence of death.
4. An 80-year-old woman does not believe certain religions should allow gay
marriage. However, her grandchildren support this view. The grandmother
is experiencing
a. Moral dilemma
b. Conjunctive faith
c. Value clarification
d. Unethical behavior.
CORRECT ANSWER: B
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