Chapter 12 Study Questions
A nurse interviews a client with bipolar mood disorder. Which formal assessment tool for spiritual health should the nurse use?
Brief Religious Coping Questionnaire
A nurse is caring for a terminally ill client. The client's family has requested that at the time of death, the clients arms not be crossed any clothing or bandages with the client's blood be prepared for burial with the person. What religion do this rituals match with?
Judaism
A nurse must perform a nonformal spiritual assessment of a client. Which tool would be most appropriate for the nurse to use?
SPIRIT assessment tool
Nurse supervisor is instructing a novice nurse on methods of introspective reflection to help the novice gain an understanding on self beliefs and biases about the relationship between spirituality and health. Which methods should the supervisor recommend?
-discussions with a spiritual leader -meditation -journaling
A nurse is in the process of selecting assessment tool to use with clients. Which of the following characteristics should this tool possess?
-general introductory questions -objectivity
A hindu client on hospice care tells the nurse that he is not afraid of death. He explains that this is because he believes he has lived a very good life and therefore his next life should be even better. The nurse recognizes this belief as?
Karma (Hinduism)
In the assessment of a client, the nurse is having her complete a daily spiritual experiences self-assessment scale. Which of the following should the nurse mention to the client before giving her this assessment tool?
She may substitute another word for God in the scale, if she would like
A hospice nurse performs spiritual assessments on four of her clients in one afternoon. The nurse knows that, based on statistics, which of the following clients is most likely to express non belief in God?
a 22 year old woman
A nurse works in a health clinic with clients of diverse religious and spiritual beliefs. Which of the following would be more associated with spirituality than with religion?
a young man seeking to connect with God by hiking in the mountains
A client who practices Catholicism is chronically ill and states that he feels disconnected from his support system, because he is unable to attend church regularly. What is the most appropriate action by the nurse?
arrange for the chaplain to meet
The nurse is working with a client in the hospital room who is Muslim. Which of the following considerations that is unique to a client of this faith should the nurse be prepared to address?
assisting the client in turning his bed to face east during his prayer time
While preparing a Hindu client for surgery, it becomes apparent that the client's view about spirituality is entirely different from the nurses. What is the most appropriate action?
be respectful, open, and willing to discuss spiritual issues as appropriate.
A nurse cares for a client who is a Jehovah's Witness. The nurse realizes that this client is likely to refuse what type of treatment?
blood transfusion
A child whose parents are Christain Scientists is admitted to the hospital after an injury during a school field trip. The child's parents arrive shortly afterwards and refuse to allow their child to receive needed antibiotics to fight off infection and analgesics to lessen the pain. Which should the nurse do?
consult the hospitals ethics committee
A client reports that reading the holy book of his faith brings him comfort. Which of the following should the nurse do in response to the client?
encourage them to continue reading the book, evidence shows positive effects of spirituality on health
Which characteristic of religion should a nurse be aware of when assessing the spiritual beliefs of an individual?
group oriented
A nurse assesses the spirituality of a client who is terminally ill with pancreatic cancer. Which of the following is the best rationale for this action, from the nurse's perspective?
identifying possible coping mechanisms
A client who practices Islam is admitted to a nursing unit. The nurse is aware that which food is prohibited according to the client's spiritual beliefs?
pork
A nurse cares for a client who practices Hinduisim. The nurse understands that Hindus believe illness is caused by which type of behavior?
result of past and current life actions
A client expresses to the nurse that he is unable to get the support to mentally prepare himself to undergo the treatment for leukemia. Which nursing diagnosis is appropriate for the client?
spiritual distress
A Muslim teenager is in the hospital for surgical repair of a severe fracture in the leg during the month of Ramadan, which the client says he would like to observe during his stay. Which of the following interventions should the nurse be prepared for in caring for him?
withhold all food and drink between sunrise and sunset
