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The nurse recognizes that a client is experiencing spiritual distress due to the need to receive a blood transfusion.The nurse should also identify the need to provide interventions for what other nursing diagnosis?


A) Decisional Conflict
B) Chronic Confusion
C) Acute Pain
D) Self Neglect

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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The nurse is caring for an 8-year-old client who has been in the hospital repeatedly due to complications from leukemia.The nurse understands that the family is very religious,and the client often speaks about God's care for her.Which age-appropriate nursing intervention should the nurse implement that can help the child express her spirituality?


A) Help the child reminisce about fun experiences earlier in life.
B) Provide the child with tools to draw and color pictures.
C) Provide the child with tools to produce a music video.
D) Support parent-child bonding to encourage attachment.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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While assessing a client's spiritual needs,the nurse asks,"What spiritual beliefs are important to you?" This question represents which step of the FICA assessment model?


A) Community
B) Address
C) Implication
D) Faith

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Prior to being discharged,a client tells the nurse,"I trust you and the rest of the medical team,and I think the prescribed treatment is going to work.I'm ready to embrace life,and I'm looking forward to celebrating the holiday season in a few months." This statement suggests that the client is experiencing which of the following?


A) Spiritual well-being
B) Denial
C) Conflict
D) Apprehension

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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While hospitalized,a client learns that a close friend has died suddenly.The client is crying and asking,"Why,God?" The nurse should correctly identify that the client is demonstrating which type of spiritual distress?


A) Physiologic
B) Psychologic
C) Treatment-related
D) Situational

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The nurse is caring for an older adult client with advanced dementia.The family often mentions that the client was very spiritual earlier in life and loved to sing.What could the nurse suggest to the family to help support the client's religious needs?


A) They should help the client reminisce about spiritual events early in life.
B) They should encourage the client to compose lyrics or write music to a new spiritual song.
C) They should sing some of their favorite songs to the client.
D) They should bring in a recording of some of the client's favorite spiritual songs for him to listen to.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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When receiving nursing care,the client states,"I drink a small glass of warm water mixed with the juice of one lemon every morning because it helps to heal my body." Which action by the nurse is appropriate when providing care to this client?


A) Tell the client that cold water is better metabolized by the body.
B) Instruct the client that lemon juice is really a dose of vitamin C that helps with healing.
C) Provide the warm water and juice of a lemon.
D) Suggest the client delay the water and lemon until after morning medications.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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While helping a client with the evening meal,the nurse observes the client close his eyes,bow his head,and murmur words of thanks and praise.What should this behavior suggest to the nurse?


A) The client did not want the nurse to leave.
B) The client was asking that the meal be better than the last.
C) The client is confused.
D) The client was praying before eating.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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The nurse is assessing a client's spirituality.Which of the following findings would suggest that the client experiences spirituality as a source of strength? Select all that apply.


A) The client uses the telephone to inform family members of an unwanted diagnosis.
B) The client reads spiritual material every evening.
C) The client asks to watch a religious service on television.
D) The client says she has no desire to meet with a chaplain.
E) The client tells the nurse she is convinced she will be punished in the afterlife.

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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The nurse is caring for a client in spiritual distress.The client has met with the hospital chaplain but did not find it beneficial.The nurse recognizes that outside assistance from the client's own spiritual advisor may be helpful.What should the nurse do before making an appointment with the advisor?


A) Consult with the primary care provider to find an available counselor.
B) Ask the client's permission to contact the counselor.
C) Call the hospital chaplain to come speak with the client.
D) Advocate with the primary care provider to offer spiritual care to the client.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Which questions are appropriate for the nurse to ask when assessing the spiritual beliefs of a client? Select all that apply.


A) "How will being sick interfere with your religious practices?"
B) "Would you like a visit from your spiritual counselor or the hospital chaplain?"
C) "Are any particular religious practices important to you?"
D) "How is your faith helpful to you?"
E) "Because you indicated you are Catholic,I suppose you fast every Friday?"

F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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The nurse is caring for a client who is actively engaged in an organized religion.Based on this statement,the nurse knows that which of the following statements is most likely true?


A) The client believes in the presence of only one god.
B) The client knows other individuals from the same religion who may be available to offer emotional and spiritual support.
C) The client lives by the moral code of the Ten Commandments.
D) The client will require time set aside for prayer several times each day,and the nurse will need to work around this schedule.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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B

A client requests that surgery be delayed for several days until after a period of Holy Days has concluded.Which action by the nurse supports this client's request?


A) Remind the client that one's health is more important than following Holy Days.
B) Provide the client with alternative forms of treatment to replace having surgery.
C) Suggest the client think about whether having the surgery is the right decision,as the client is willing to delay it now.
D) Communicate the client's request to the surgeon.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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The nurse is providing care to a client who has just received a diagnosis of cancer.Which findings would suggest that the client is experiencing spiritual distress? Select all that apply.


A) Client is observed crying with children.
B) Client tells the nurse that he feels hopeless.
C) Client discusses possible outcomes with healthcare provider.
D) Client turns off a religious show on the TV and stares out the window.
E) Client is talking quietly with spouse.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

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The nurse is providing care to a Catholic client who describes herself as "extremely devout." Which treatment option is most likely to cause spiritual distress for this client?


A) Blood transfusion for anemia
B) Specialized cardiac diet
C) Elective termination of pregnancy
D) A below-the-knee amputation

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The nurse is planning care for a hospitalized client.Which activities should the nurse identify as appropriate to support the client's spiritual needs through presencing? Select all that apply.


A) Being available to the client
B) Sharing about a time when the nurse overcame a similar situation
C) Reading a newspaper at the nurse's station
D) Stating personal religious beliefs
E) Listening to the client

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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The nurse is performing a holistic assessment of a client.Which observations indicate that the client is experiencing spiritual distress? Select all that apply.


A) The client is sitting in a chair before breakfast reading the Bible.
B) The client states he has lost his faith in God since he's gotten ill.
C) The client is watching a religious program on the television.
D) The client is crying,pacing,and mumbling about God being angry with him.
E) The client is overheard arguing with clergy about the existence of God.

F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

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B,D,E

A nurse is caring for a client who was recently diagnosed with a terminal illness.Which statement made by the client would indicate to the nurse that the client is in spiritual distress?


A) "I am not sure why this is happening but I believe God has a plan for me."
B) "I wish I did not have cancer but I believe that it is happening for a reason."
C) "My children don't go to church and they are having a difficult time dealing with my diagnosis."
D) "People tell me things happen for a reason,but why is God doing this to me?"

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The nurse is preparing to discharge a client from the hospital.Which actions by the client indicate that her religious needs were met during the hospitalization? Select all that apply.


A) Requesting and attending religious services in the hospital chapel
B) Thanking the nurse for contacting a priest to visit while hospitalized
C) Asking nurse for additional supplies to change dressings while at home
D) Refusing home care services because the client's daughter is a nurse and a Sunday school teacher
E) Asking the nurse whom to call if problems occur after surgery

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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A client is abstaining from meat and dairy products during Lent and refuses to select these items when making meal choices.Which actions by the nurse support the client's nutritional and religious needs? Select all that apply.


A) Ask the healthcare provider to discuss the impact of the restricted diet on the client's health.
B) Provide soy milk products as supplements.
C) Add protein powder supplements to the client's water pitcher.
D) Ask the client what foods are typically consumed during this period of time.
E) Consult with a dietitian for food choices to meet the client's needs.

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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D,E

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