Deck 23: Faith-Oriented Communities and Health Ministries in Faith Communities

Question 1

The nurse is pursuing a career in a congregation-based model of nursing. Which is the nurse's primary responsibility?

A) Serves a health system with assignment to particular congregational settings
B) Serves as a liaison between a health system and a congregation
C) Contributes to the health and wholeness of people in the context of a faith community
D) Serves a particular faith community by virtue of a contract or job description

Answer 1

Serves a particular faith community by virtue of a contract or job description

Question 2

A faith community nurse is serving in an institution-based model of nursing. Which are the main focuses of this nurse's duties? (Select all that apply.)

A) Serves a health system with assignment to particular congregational settings
B) Serves as a liaison between a health system and a congregation
C) Is part of the ministry staff of the congregation
D) Serves a particular faith community by virtue of a contract or job description
E) Provides care of the human spirit

Answer 2

Serves a health system with assignment to particular congregational settings
Serves as a liaison between a health system and a congregation

Question 3

A nursing student is exploring the various options available for employment after graduating from nursing school. Which factor in an employment ad would indicate to the student the position is most likely of the parish nursing model?

A) Serves a health system with assignment to particular congregational settings
B) Serves as a liaison between a health system and a congregation
C) Is part of the ministry staff of the congregation
D) Serves a particular faith community by virtue of a contract or job description

Answer 3

Is part of the ministry staff of the congregation

Question 4

The nurse has been involved in faith-based nursing for several years. Which characteristics of a congregation would the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.)

A) Organized group of people
B) Individuals in the group have diverse religious beliefs, customs, or practices
C) External governance structure
D) Independent or affiliated with a local or national denomination
E) Community within the larger community

Question 5

The faith community nurse works in a hospital that serves several local congregations. Which tasks would the nurse most likely perform in this role? (Select all that apply.)

A) Administer flu shots
B) Coordinate the discharge and transition of congregation members from the hospital to home
C) Recommend services that the hospital provides
D) Serve as a health advisor to members of the congregation
E) Assess congregation members for possible upper respiratory illnesses

Question 6

The nurse enjoys working in an unpaid congregation-based environment. Which is an advantage that this nurse enjoys with this position?

A) Is recognized as a member of the ministry team
B) Can limit how much time he or she offers to the congregation
C) Receives much assistance from other nurses
D) Can serve as an ambassador and referral agent to a health system

Question 7

The nurse is setting up a faith community nursing program at a local synagogue and would like a better understanding of how the overall congregation is structured and organized. Who would be best to ask about the structure of the congregation?

A) Lay members
B) Healthcare provider in the congregation
C) Rabbi
D) Health system administrator

Question 8

An advisory board is essential for solving problems and avoiding pitfalls in faith communities. How might the advisory board offer help to a faith community nurse? (Select all that apply.)

A) Offer leadership
B) Establish policy
C) Develop guidelines
D) Establish the budget for the program
E) Provide recommendations on clinical best practices

Question 9

Supportive relationships with the spiritual head of the congregation are important for the success of a faith community nursing program. Unless the pastor has worked with a faith community nurse before, repeated explanations will most likely be necessary. Which common misconception will most likely need further education to clarify?

A) Provide confidential professional nursing care
B) Be a private visiting nurse for the congregation
C) Make referrals for appropriate healthcare in the faith community
D) Work under the ANA's Faith Community Nursing Scope of Practice

Question 10

The nurse is reviewing a report detailing the latest statistics concerning the use of congregational health ministers. Which group will the nurse discover has the most experience?

A) Mainline Protestant and African American Protestant
B) Conservative Protestant and Roman Catholic
C) African American Protestant and conservative Protestant
D) Mainline Protestant and Roman Catholic

Question 11

Principles of epidemiology can be used as a method to determine patterns of illness for the faith community, and risk factor assessment helps the nurse decide what programs to provide. Which demographic data about the faith community should the nurse gather for the purpose of assessment? (Select all that apply.)

A) Age
B) Sex
C) Family structure
D) Proximity of residence to church
E) Proximity of residence to healthcare facilities

Question 12

The nurse is developing a preventive strategy plan for the local members of a faith community. Which example would best present a tertiary prevention strategy that a nurse might implement?

A) A program on radon detection in the home
B) A class on cooking nutritious foods
C) An occupational therapy program for clients recovering from strokes
D) A water aerobics class for seniors

Question 13

The nurse is planning to set up a booth to encourage cholesterol screening at the health fair which is be sponsored by the local congregration. Which prevention level is the nurse prioritizing with this action?

A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Quaternary

Question 14

The nurse is planning several primary prevention activities for the local community. Which activities would the nurse prioritize to meet this goal? (Select all that apply.)

A) A program helping military veterans with amputations adapt to their new circumstances
B) HIV screening open to the whole faith community
C) A weight-lifting program for seniors to maintain strong bones
D) A community vegetable garden to promote healthy eating
E) Leg exercises to help people recovering from hip fractures to walk again

Question 15

The Church Health Center, in developing its curriculum for the preparation of faith community nurses, identifies seven specific functions that parish nurses perform in faith community work. Which exemplifies the health advocate function of the faith community nurse?

A) Individual health teaching
B) Group health teaching
C) Empowerment of members of the congregation
D) Provider of health resources

Question 16

The Church Health Center, is developing its curriculum for the preparation of faith-based nurses, and identifies seven specific functions that parish nurses perform in faith community work. Spiritual care would occur as part of which function?

A) Integrator of faith and health
B) Health educator
C) Personal health counselor
D) Accessing and developing support groups

Question 17

The faith-based nurse is conducting assessments on various members of the congregation. Which assessment would the nurse include in the family assessment?

A) Blood pressure screening
B) Home assessment for safety
C) Stress assessment for the family with a new baby
D) Assessment for normal grieving for the recently widowed

Question 18

The nurse is assessing whether healthcare is accessible to all members of the congregation. Which level of assessment is the nurse prioritizing with this action?

A) Individual
B) Family
C) Congregation
D) Community

Question 19

The new nurse for a faith-based community has completed the assessment and is determining if a diagnosis is appropriate. Which would most likely be a community nursing diagnosis?

A) Impaired Home Maintenance
B) Lack of Health-Seeking Behaviors
C) Risk for Imbalanced Nutrition: More Than Body Requirements
D) Risk for Activity Intolerance

Question 20

A parish nurse helps an older woman in the congregation who is taking multiple medications develop a system whereby the woman can more easily remember to take the right medications at the right time. Which is the primary ethical principle illustrated by the nurse in this situation?

A) Autonomy
B) Confidentiality
C) Beneficence
D) Nonmaleficence

Question 21

The faith community nurse recently visited with a member of the congregation, Sandy, who is recovering from a hysterectomy. Following a church service one Sunday, another member of the congregation, Patricia, approaches you and says, "How is Sandy recovering from her surgery?" Which is the most appropriate response?

A) "She still has some bleeding, but overall she's doing well."
B) "You mean her hysterectomy? She's doing really well."
C) "I'm afraid I can't share any details, but I'm sure she'd love a call or text from you."
D) "I'm sorry, Patricia, but that's none of your business."