Question 1

Identify the term used when a person lives with consciousness of a reality beyond what is knowable through the five senses and is aware of a transcendent reality.

Accepted Answer

A) Religion 
B) Spirituality 
C) Truth 
D) Meditation 
A) Religion 
B) Spirituality 
C) Truth 
D) Meditation B

Question 2

Identify a statement made by a client that has a nocebo effect.

Accepted Answer

A) "My father died at age 55, so I will also." 
B) "The food on this tray is nutrition to help me heal." 
C) "I'll take my medication because it will help my lungs." 
D) "I should be able to walk by the end of the week." 
A) "My father died at age 55, so I will also." 
B) "The food on this tray is nutrition to help me heal." 
C) "I'll take my medication because it will help my lungs." 
D) "I should be able to walk by the end of the week." A

Question 3

What is involved in a secular approach to spirituality?

Accepted Answer

A) A set of positive values, such as love, honesty, and truth, chosen by an individual that ultimately become that person's supreme focus of life and organizing framework 
B) The ideology of the Imago Dei (i.e., image of God), or soul, that exists in every person 
C) A profound sense of transcendence and awe 
D) Integrative energy that is capable of producing internal human harmony or holism 
A) A set of positive values, such as love, honesty, and truth, chosen by an individual that ultimately become that person's supreme focus of life and organizing framework 
B) The ideology of the Imago Dei (i.e., image of God), or soul, that exists in every person 
C) A profound sense of transcendence and awe 
D) Integrative energy that is capable of producing internal human harmony or holism A

Question 4

Identify the purpose of spiritual modes of healing.

Accepted Answer

A) They always produce physical cure. 
B) They are used only with clients who have a strong belief in God. 
C) They enhance comfort and produce an inner peace with disability or death. 
D) They are used only by members of the clergy. 
A) They always produce physical cure. 
B) They are used only with clients who have a strong belief in God. 
C) They enhance comfort and produce an inner peace with disability or death. 
D) They are used only by members of the clergy.

Question 5

What do clients practice when they meditate using an image of a desired outcome or the process of attaining it?

Accepted Answer

A) Wishful thinking 
B) Visualization 
C) Relaxation techniques 
D) Religion 
A) Wishful thinking 
B) Visualization 
C) Relaxation techniques 
D) Religion

Question 6

What is the least effective measure for nurses to use to maintain an internal state of balance and prevent burnout?

Accepted Answer

A) Use multitasking at work 
B) Take time to feed their spirits 
C) Use periodic retreats 
D) Play basketball 
A) Use multitasking at work 
B) Take time to feed their spirits 
C) Use periodic retreats 
D) Play basketball

Question 7

When nurses appreciate the belief that the client's observations may be more objective than the nurses' because they are attached to the client's past experiences and knowledge, including rich descriptions of the person's experiences of life transitions, they are recognizing which approach to health care?

Accepted Answer

A) Scientific 
B) Phenomenological 
C) Deontological 
D) Religious 
A) Scientific 
B) Phenomenological 
C) Deontological 
D) Religious

Question 8

What is a disruption in the life principle that pervades a person's entire being and integrates and transcends one's biological and psychosocial nature?

Accepted Answer

A) Mental illness 
B) Anxiety 
C) Spiritual distress 
D) Alterations in individual coping 
A) Mental illness 
B) Anxiety 
C) Spiritual distress 
D) Alterations in individual coping

Question 9

Which question would be most appropriate for a nurse to ask in assessing the spiritual distress of a client in the critical care unit?

Accepted Answer

A) Do you believe that God has sent this illness to you as a punishment for your past sins? 
B) When was the last time you went to church to ask for God's help? 
C) What do you do to feel hope or feel stronger? 
D) Would you like to talk with the hospital chaplain about any spiritual concerns you have? 
A) Do you believe that God has sent this illness to you as a punishment for your past sins? 
B) When was the last time you went to church to ask for God's help? 
C) What do you do to feel hope or feel stronger? 
D) Would you like to talk with the hospital chaplain about any spiritual concerns you have?

Question 10

Choose the nursing intervention that is of limited effectiveness in addressing the needs of a client with a nursing diagnosis of "spiritual distress."

Accepted Answer

A) Communicate acceptance of the client's spiritual needs and acknowledge their importance. 
B) Express a willingness to assist and cooperate with religious practices that are not detrimental to the client's health in the treatment setting. 
C) Contact an appropriate spiritual leader or community for conduct of spiritual rituals sought by the client. 
D) Explain the nurse's religious beliefs and values immediately when requested to do so by the client. 
A) Communicate acceptance of the client's spiritual needs and acknowledge their importance. 
B) Express a willingness to assist and cooperate with religious practices that are not detrimental to the client's health in the treatment setting. 
C) Contact an appropriate spiritual leader or community for conduct of spiritual rituals sought by the client. 
D) Explain the nurse's religious beliefs and values immediately when requested to do so by the client.

Question 11

What must the nurse recognize when trying to understand the concept of "truth"?

Accepted Answer

A) Truth is always supported by facts. 
B) Hypothetical-deductive reasoning and quantitative research are the only ways to arrive at truth. 
C) Spirituality cannot be proven, so it is not truth. 
D) Truth is a relative concept. 
A) Truth is always supported by facts. 
B) Hypothetical-deductive reasoning and quantitative research are the only ways to arrive at truth. 
C) Spirituality cannot be proven, so it is not truth. 
D) Truth is a relative concept.

Question 12

As a philosophical approach to understanding truth, ________________advocates the view that consciousness determines reality and truth in space and time.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

What are clients experiencing major life transitions least likely to encounter?

Accepted Answer

A) Anxiety and vulnerability 
B) Spiritual abandonment 
C) Stagnation and apathy 
D) Spiritual enlightenment 
A) Anxiety and vulnerability 
B) Spiritual abandonment 
C) Stagnation and apathy 
D) Spiritual enlightenment

Question 14

Identify the principle upon which Nightingale's spirituality was based.

Accepted Answer

A) The beliefs of her Unitarian and Anglican parents 
B) Scientific rationalism 
C) Adherence to a set of rules of behavior, the participation in prescribed rituals, prayer, and the study of sacred texts 
D) A sense of a divine intelligence who creates and sustains the cosmos as well as an awareness of her own inner connection with this higher reality 
A) The beliefs of her Unitarian and Anglican parents 
B) Scientific rationalism 
C) Adherence to a set of rules of behavior, the participation in prescribed rituals, prayer, and the study of sacred texts 
D) A sense of a divine intelligence who creates and sustains the cosmos as well as an awareness of her own inner connection with this higher reality

Question 15

A nurse employed in a critical care unit is experiencing a high level of anxiety related to work stress. In identifying and ranking the nurse's sources of stress, which would receive the lowest priority?

Accepted Answer

A) Lack of adequate staffing and mandatory overtime 
B) Lack of control in decision-making and autonomy 
C) Receiving a 2.5% annual raise because of revenue loss by the hospital 
D) Frequent deaths of critically ill clients 
A) Lack of adequate staffing and mandatory overtime 
B) Lack of control in decision-making and autonomy 
C) Receiving a 2.5% annual raise because of revenue loss by the hospital 
D) Frequent deaths of critically ill clients

Identify the term used when a person lives with consciousness of a reality beyond what is knowable through the five senses and is aware of a transcendent reality.

Identify a statement made by a client that has a nocebo effect.

What is involved in a secular approach to spirituality?

Identify the purpose of spiritual modes of healing.

What do clients practice when they meditate using an image of a desired outcome or the process of attaining it?

What is the least effective measure for nurses to use to maintain an internal state of balance and prevent burnout?

What is a disruption in the life principle that pervades a person's entire being and integrates and transcends one's biological and psychosocial nature?

Which question would be most appropriate for a nurse to ask in assessing the spiritual distress of a client in the critical care unit?

Choose the nursing intervention that is of limited effectiveness in addressing the needs of a client with a nursing diagnosis of "spiritual distress."

What must the nurse recognize when trying to understand the concept of "truth"?

As a philosophical approach to understanding truth, ________________advocates the view that consciousness determines reality and truth in space and time.

What are clients experiencing major life transitions least likely to encounter?

Identify the principle upon which Nightingale's spirituality was based.

A nurse employed in a critical care unit is experiencing a high level of anxiety related to work stress. In identifying and ranking the nurse's sources of stress, which would receive the lowest priority?

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Exam 21: Spirituality and Health Care

Identify the term used when a person lives with consciousness of a reality beyond what is knowable through the five senses and is aware of a transcendent reality.

Identify a statement made by a client that has a nocebo effect.

What is involved in a secular approach to spirituality?

Identify the purpose of spiritual modes of healing.

What do clients practice when they meditate using an image of a desired outcome or the process of attaining it?

What is the least effective measure for nurses to use to maintain an internal state of balance and prevent burnout?

What is a disruption in the life principle that pervades a person's entire being and integrates and transcends one's biological and psychosocial nature?

Which question would be most appropriate for a nurse to ask in assessing the spiritual distress of a client in the critical care unit?

Choose the nursing intervention that is of limited effectiveness in addressing the needs of a client with a nursing diagnosis of "spiritual distress."

What must the nurse recognize when trying to understand the concept of "truth"?

As a philosophical approach to understanding truth, ________________advocates the view that consciousness determines reality and truth in space and time.

What are clients experiencing major life transitions least likely to encounter?

Identify the principle upon which Nightingale's spirituality was based.

A nurse employed in a critical care unit is experiencing a high level of anxiety related to work stress. In identifying and ranking the nurse's sources of stress, which would receive the lowest priority?

The Development of the Profession

Historical Perspectives

The Evolution of Licensure, Certification, and Nursing Organizations

Theories and Models of Nursing

The Process of Educating Nurses

Critical Thinking

Ethics in Nursing

Bioethical Issues

Nursing Law and Liability

How to Take and Pass Tests

Nclex: What You Need to Know

Reality Shock in the Workplace

Principles of Leadership and Management

Communicating Successfully

Incivility: the Antithesis of Caring

Delegation in Nursing

Governance and Collective Bargaining

Health-Care Delivery Systems

Nursing Informatics

The Politically Active Nurse

Cultural Diversity

Developments in Current Nursing Practice

Client Education: a Moral Imperative

Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Alternative and Complementary Healing Practices

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