Geria sprituliy

As defined by NANDA, which of the following characteristics are associated with spiritual distress?

Lack of meaning or purpose in life

Expressing anger toward a Supreme Being
Sudden changes in spiritual or religious practices
All of the above

Spirituality can best be defined as:

Being essential to a person's being, involving a relationship with God or a higher power.
An organized system of beliefs shared by a group of people.
The acceptance of specific values and rituals.
Expectations, believing in something that cannot be directly observed.

Which of the following best defines spiritual development. Spiritual development:

Requires interaction with others who are living in a similar faith.
Occurs in a linear fashion, and a person can be in more than one stage at a time.
Is unique to each individual without commonalities or stages.
Does not peak until the client reaches middle age.

What facets of religion related to health and illness may affect nursing practice?
Attitudes about treatment acceptance
Death and dying practices
Food preferences and restrictions
All of the above

Daily prayers are often prescribed by certain religions. In the Jewish religion, the kaddish is best described by which of the following? A daily prayer that Jews say:
At bedtime.
Before meals.
Upon rising in the morning.
Daily for 1 year after the death of a loved one.

Most religions have a weekly day set aside for rest, prayer, and reading of sacred works. Muslims observe which day of the week as a day of meditation and worship?
Sunday
Friday

Sundown on Friday until sundown on Saturday

Saturday

Symbols of religious belief include jewelry, medals, amulets that carry religious or spiritual significance. Some clients may wish to have these symbols with them when hospitalized.
Your patient holds a rosary for prayer and comfort. The rosary is a symbol found in which of the following religions?
Muslim
Catholicism
Judaism
Seventh-Day Adventist

Which of the following statement best describes religion? Religion:

Represents the core of a person's being, involving one's relationship to God or a higher being.
Is an organized belief system shared by a group of people.
Reflects beliefs that supernatural forces control health and illness.
Is unique to the practice of Christianity.

The parents of a critically ill infant are practicing Catholics. The nurse is aware that baptism is an important religious ritual. Which of the following is the best action for the nurse to
take?
Ask the hospital chaplain to baptize the baby
Ask the doctor to baptize the baby
Ask the parents for direction as to who they want to baptize the baby
Do nothing, because discussing baptism will make the parents more anxious

In Westerhoff's four stages of faith, which of the following actions describe the behavior of the individual experiencing the owned faith stage?
Acquires a cognitive as well as an affective faith
Experiences awe and wonder
Puts faith into personal and social action
Participates in activities that characterize a particular faith tradition

As defined by NANDA, which of the following characteristics are associated with spiritual distress?

Lack of meaning or purpose in life

Your Answer:

All of the above

Correct Answer:

Spirituality can best be defined as:

Being essential to

2.

a person's being,
Your Answer:

involving a
relationship with
God or a higher
power.

Which of the following best defines

spiritual development. Spiritual
3.

development:

Requires
interaction
Your Answer:

with others
who are
living in a
similar faith.
Occurs in a
linear

Correct Answer:

fashion, and
a person can
be in more
than one
stage at a
time.

What facets of religion related to

health and illness may affect nursing
4.

practice?

Food
preferences
Your Answer:

and
restrictions

All of the
above
Correct Answer:

Daily prayers are often prescribed by

certain religions. In the Jewish
5.

religion, the kaddish is best

described by which of the following?
A daily prayer that Jews say:

Before
meals.
Your Answer:

Daily for 1
year after
Correct Answer:

the death of
a loved one.

Most religions have a weekly day set

aside for rest, prayer, and reading of
6.

sacred works. Muslims observe

which day of the week as a day of
meditation and worship?

Sunday

Your Answer:

Friday

Correct Answer:

Symbols of religious belief include

jewelry, medals, amulets that carry
7.

religious or spiritual significance.

Some clients may wish to have these
symbols with them when
hospitalized. Your patient holds a
rosary for prayer and comfort. The
rosary is a symbol found in which of
the following religions?

Seventh-Day
Adventist
Your Answer:

Catholicism

Correct Answer:

Which of the following statement

best describes religion? Religion:
8.
Represents
the core of a
Your Answer:

person's
being,
involving
one's
relationship
to God or a
higher being.
Is an
organized

Correct Answer:

belief system
shared by a
group of
people.

The parents of a critically ill infant

are practicing Catholics. The nurse is
9.

aware that baptism is an important

religious ritual. Which of the
following is the best action for the
nurse to take?

Ask the
hospital
Your Answer:

chaplain to
baptize the
baby
Ask the
parents for

Correct Answer:

direction as
to who they
want to
baptize the
baby

In Westerhoff's four stages of faith,

which of the following actions
10.

describe the behavior of the

individual experiencing the owned
faith stage?

Participates
in activities
Your Answer:

that
characterize
a particular
faith tradition
Puts faith
into personal

Correct Answer:

and social
action