Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing The Art and Science of Nursing Care

2. is a disruption in the life princi-
   ple that pervades a person’s entire being and
   that integrates and transcends one’s biologic
   and psychosocial nature.
   3.A nurse who asks a patient how his religious
   beliefs help or hinder him to feel at peace is
   assessing the patient for the spiritual need for
   .
   4.A patient who tells a nurse that she no longer
   goes to church on Sunday may be experiencing
   what form of spiritual distress?
   5.A mother who refuses to sign a consent form
   for a blood transfusion for her daughter due to
   religious reasons is most likely practicing what
   faith?

MATCHING EXERCISES

Match the type of spiritual distress listed in

Part A with the appropriate example listed in

Part B.

PART A

a.Spiritual pain

b.Spiritual alienation

c.Spiritual anxiety

d.Spiritual guilt

e.Spiritual anger

f.Spiritual loss

g.Spiritual despair

PART B

1. A Roman Catholic college student stops
   going to Mass on Sundays and moves in
   with her boyfriend; she tells you, “I really
   want to do this, but it still feels wrong.”


2. A woman cannot accept the death of her
   newborn and says, “How long will it hurt
   this bad?”


3. A man with a terminal illness cannot
   accept his eventual death and asks,
   “What kind of God are you?”


4. An elderly woman with a hip replacement
   is confined to her home and cannot get to
   her usual daily religious services.


5. A man dying of AIDS has no friends or
   support system and believes that God and
   humanity have abandoned him.
   6. A young man challenges his faith and his
   own belief in God.
   Match the examples of a nurse’s supportive
   presence listed in Part B with the appropriate
   measure listed in Part A. Answers may be used
   more than once.
   PART A
   a.Facilitating the practice of religion
   b.Promoting meaning and purpose
   c.Promoting love and relatedness
   d.Promoting forgiveness
   PART B
   7. A nurse attempts to meet a patient’s reli-
   gious dietary restrictions.
   8. A nurse explores with a patient the
   importance of learning to accept
   himself, even with his faults.
   9. A nurse treats her patient with respect,
   empathy, and genuine caring.
   10. A nurse explores with a patient spiritual
   practices from which he might derive
   strength and hope.
   11. A nurse respects a patient’s need for pri-
   vacy during prayer.
   12. A nurse helps a patient explore his
   self-expectations and determine how
   realistic they are.
   13. A nurse encourages a patient to explore
   her relationship with her family and
   identify the origin of negative beliefs
   about people.

SHORT ANSWER

1.List three spiritual needs underlying all

religious traditions that are common to all

people.

a.

b.

c.

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