2.List four methods nurses can use to assist
patients in meeting their spiritual needs.
a.
b.
c.
d.
3.Explain how the following religious influences
may affect an individual.
a.Life-affirming influences:b.Life-denying influences:4.Give two examples of practices associated
with healthcare that may have religious
significance to a patient.
a.
b.
5.Briefly describe how religious faith may affect
a patient in the following areas.
a.As a guide to daily living:b.As a source of support:c. As a source of strength and healing:d.As a source of conflict:6.Give an example of how the following factors
may influence a person’s spirituality.
a.Developmental considerations:b.Family:c. Ethnic background:d.Formal religion:e.Life events:7.Describe how you would handle the
following cases.
a.A family who insists on care deemed med-
ically futile for a terminally ill patient
because they believe that God is going to
work a miracle:b.Christian Scientist parents of a child need-
ing an appendectomy who refuse to sign a
consent form for surgery:8.List six characteristics the religions discussed
in this chapter have in common.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
9.Give an example of an interview question or
statement you might use to assess a patient
for the following types of spiritual distress.
a.Spiritual pain:b.Spiritual alienation:c. Spiritual anxiety:d.Spiritual anger:e.Spiritual loss:f. Spiritual despair:CHAPTER 46 SPIRITUALITY 323
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