Chapter 35: Spiritual Health
Exploring Spiritual Health Quiz
Welcome to the Exploring Spiritual Health Quiz! This quiz is designed to deepen your understanding of spirituality and its impact on health. It consists of 20 thought-provoking questions that cover various aspects of spiritual care, belief systems, and practices.
- Assess your knowledge on spiritual beliefs.
- Understand the relationship between spirituality and health.
- Learn how to provide spiritual support in healthcare settings.
1. A co-worker asks the nurse to explain spirituality. What is the nurse’s best response?
A. It has a minor effect on health.
B. It is awareness of one’s inner self.
C. It is not as essential as physical needs.
D. It refers to fire or giving of life to a person.
2. The nurse is caring for a patient who is professes to being an agnostic. Which information should the nurse consider when planning care for this patient belief system?
A. The patient is devoid of spirituality.
B. Is certain there is no such entity as God.
C. Believes there is no known ultimate reality.
D. Finds no meaning through relationship with others.
3. The nurse is caring for an Islamic patient who wants a snack. Offering sandwich is most appropriate?
A. Ham
B. Beef
C. Kosher
D. Bacon
4. A nurse is teaching a patient how to meditate. Which behavior presented by the patient indicates effective learning?
A. Lying on the floor
B. Breathing quickly
C. Focusing on an particular image
D. Engaging for 10 minutes every day
5. The nurse is admitting a patient to the hospital. The patient is a very spiritual person but does not practice any specific religion. How will the nurse interpret this finding?
A. This indicates a strong religious affiliation.
B. This statement is contradictory.
C. This statement is reasonable.
D. This indicates a lack of hope.
6. Which patient comment should the nurse identify as a demonstration of faith?
A. I go to church every Sunday.
B. I believe there is life after death.
C. I have something to look forward to each day.
D. I get a feeling of awe when looking at the sunset.
7. A nurse is caring for a Roman Catholic patient. Which action will the nurse plan time for?
A. Practice the Five Pillars.
B. Practice Blessingway.
C. Avoiding meat on Fridays.
D. The purity rituals.
8. The nurse is caring for a patient with a chronic illness who is having conflicts with beliefs. Which health care team member will the nurse ask to see this patient?
A. The clergy
B. A psychiatrist
C. A social worker
D. An occupational therapist
9. The nurse caring for a terminally ill patient sits down and lightly touches the patient’s hand. Which technique is the nurse using?
A. “Doing for”
B. Establishing presence
C. Offering transcendence
D. Providing health promotion
10. The nurse and the patient have the same religious affiliation. Which action will the nurse take to support the patient spiritually?
A. Must use a formal assessment tool to determine patient’s beliefs.
B. Assume that both have the same spiritual beliefs.
C. Do not impose personal values on the patient.
D. Skip the spiritual belief assessment.
11. A nurse makes a connection with the patient when providing spiritual care. Which type of connectedness did the nurse experience?
A. Intrapersonal
B. Interpersonal
C. Transpersonal
D. Multipersonal
12. The patient is admitted with a diagnosis of chronic anxiety. Which action is most appropriate for the nurse to take when providing holistic care?
A. Focusing on finding quick remedies for the anxiety
B. Realizing that the patient’s only goal is relief of the anxiety
C. Looking at how worry influences the patient’s ability to function
D. Helping the patient realize that there is little hope of relief from anxiety
13. In caring for the patient’s spiritual needs, the nurse asks 20 questions to assess the patient’s relationship with God and a sense of life purpose and satisfaction. Which method is the nurse using?
A. The spiritual well-being scale
B. The FICA assessment tool
C. Belief tool
D. Hope scale
14. A male patient in stable condition is in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is asking to see his spouse and two daughters. What should the nurse be prepared to plan for?
A. 5 to 10 minutes for the family visit
B. Complying with the patient’s request
C. Arranging for the two daughters to visit, then the wife
D. Asking the family to decide which two persons will visit
15. The nurse is caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. The patient states, “I just don’t feel like going to work. I have no energy, and I can’t eat or sleep.” The patient shows no interest in taking part in the care by saying, “What’s the use?” Which response by the nurse is best?
A. It sounds like you have lost hope.
B. It sounds like you have lost energy.
C. It sounds like you have lost your appetite.
D. It sounds like you have lost the ability to sleep.
16. The patient is having a difficult time dealing with an AIDS diagnosis. The patient states, “It’s not fair. I’m totally isolated from God and my family because of this. Even my father hates me for this. He won’t even speak to me.” What should the nurse do?
A. Tell the patient to move on and focus on getting better.
B. Use therapeutic communication to establish trust and caring.
C. Assure the patient that the father will accept this situation soon.
D. Point out that the patient has no control and that he or she must face the consequences.
17. The nurse is caring for a group of patients. Which patient will the nurse see first?
A. A patient saying that God has left and there is no reason for living
B. A patient refusing treatment on the Sabbath
C. A patient having a folk healer in the room
D. A patient praying to Allah
18. A nurse is providing spiritual care to patients. Which action is essential for the nurse to take?
A. Knowing one’s own personal beliefs
B. Learning about other religions
C. Visit churches, temples, mosques, or synagogues
D. Travel to other areas that do not have the same beliefs
1. A nurse is evaluating a patient’s spiritual care. Which areas will the nurse include in the evaluation process? (Select all that apply.)
A. Review the patient’s view of the purpose in life.
B. Ask whether the patient’s expectations were met.
C. Discuss with family and friends the patient’s connectedness.
D. Review the patient’s self-perception regarding spiritual health.
E. Impress on the patient that spiritual health is permanent once obtained.
2. Spiritual distress has been identified in a patient who has been diagnosed with a chronic illness. Which interventions will the nurse add to the care plan? (Select all that apply.)
A. Being supportive of a patient’s wish to pray
B. Encouraging time with the support group
C. Arranging for a clergy member to visit the patient
D. Developing activities to heal body, mind, and spirit
E. Teaching relaxation, guided imagery, and meditation
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