Question 1

The student nurse asks why spirituality is important in health care. What response by the registered nurse is best?

Accepted Answer

A)  "All people have a spiritual aspect to their beings." 
B)  "Spirituality affects behavior, which also affects health." 
C)  "Knowledge of it is needed to understand a patient holistically." 
D)  "People who are less spiritual have worse outcomes." 
A)  "All people have a spiritual aspect to their beings." 
B)  "Spirituality affects behavior, which also affects health." 
C)  "Knowledge of it is needed to understand a patient holistically." 
D)  "People who are less spiritual have worse outcomes."

Question 2

The student using the FICA Spiritual Health Assessment will consider which factors? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Faith and belief 
B)  Focused practices 
C)  Importance of faith 
D)  Faith community involvement 
E)  Address spirituality in care 
A)  Faith and belief 
B)  Focused practices 
C)  Importance of faith 
D)  Faith community involvement 
E)  Address spirituality in care

Question 3

A patient is concerned that she will not be able to maintain her dietary restrictions while in the hospital. What nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for this patient?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spiritual distress 
B)  Impaired religiosity 
C)  Moral distress 
D)  Decisional conflict 
A)  Spiritual distress 
B)  Impaired religiosity 
C)  Moral distress 
D)  Decisional conflict

Question 4

The nurse assessing a patient using the SPIRIT framework would ask which questions? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  "Do you follow a particular religion?" 
B)  "How involved in your church are you?" 
C)  "Are there any practices I can help you with?" 
D)  "How will your religion affect your care?" 
E)  "What gives you hope in bad situations?" 
A)  "Do you follow a particular religion?" 
B)  "How involved in your church are you?" 
C)  "Are there any practices I can help you with?" 
D)  "How will your religion affect your care?" 
E)  "What gives you hope in bad situations?"

Question 5

A patient has the nursing diagnosis Spiritual Distress. What assessment by the patient best indicates that an important goal has been met?

Accepted Answer

A)  Observed praying quietly 
B)  Indecisive about treatment 
C)  Asks nurse if God exists 
D)  Executes living will 
A)  Observed praying quietly 
B)  Indecisive about treatment 
C)  Asks nurse if God exists 
D)  Executes living will

Exam 22: Spiritual Health

The student nurse asks why spirituality is important in health care. What response by the registered nurse is best?

The student using the FICA Spiritual Health Assessment will consider which factors? (Select all that apply.)

A patient is concerned that she will not be able to maintain her dietary restrictions while in the hospital. What nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for this patient?

The nurse assessing a patient using the SPIRIT framework would ask which questions? (Select all that apply.)

A patient has the nursing diagnosis Spiritual Distress. What assessment by the patient best indicates that an important goal has been met?

Nursing, Theory, and Professional Practice

Values, Beliefs, and Caring

Communication

Critical Thinking in Nursing

Introduction to the Nursing Process

Assessment

Nursing Diagnosis

Planning

Implementation and Evaluation

Documentation, Electronic Health Records, and Reporting

Ethical and Legal Considerations

Leadership and Management

Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research

Health Literacy and Patient Education

Nursing Informatics

Health and Wellness

Human Development: Conception through Adolescence

Human Development Young Adult to Older Adult

Vital Signs

Health History and Physical Assessment

Ethnicity and Cultural Assessment

Public Health, Community Base, and Home Health Care

Human Sexuality

Safety

Asepsis and Infection Control

Hygiene and Personal Care

Activity, Immobility, and Safe Movement

Skin Integrity and Wound Care

Nutrition

Cognitive and Sensory Alterations

Stress and Coping

Sleep

Diagnostic Testing

Medication Administration

Pain Management

Perioperative Nursing Care

Oxygenation and Tissue Perfusion

Fluid, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance

Bowel Elimination

Urinary Elimination

Death and Loss

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