Deck 19: Spirituality and the Profession of Nursing

Question 1

What is the relationship between nursing practice and spiritual care?

A) religious beliefs
B) nursing competencies
C) nursing theory identifies humans as spiritual beings
D) requirement of licensure

Answer 1

nursing theory identifies humans as spiritual beings

Question 2

What attitudes and behaviours can best help nurses to be culturally sensitive?

A) awareness of their own spirituality
B) knowledge of religion
C) being open and enquiring
D) understanding a second language

Answer 2

being open and enquiring

Question 3

What are clients said to experience when feel they have lost their hopes and dreams following bad news,such as a terminal diagnosis?

A) anticipatory grief
B) sadness
C) spiritual distress
D) disappointment

Answer 3

anticipatory grief

Question 4

Why is there no one definition of spirituality?

A) It is a multicultural concept.
B) It means different things to different people.
C) It is hard to identify.
D) Religions do not agree on a definition.

Question 5

What are nurses seeing a client express when they participate in rituals and ceremonies such as prayer?

A) religious beliefs
B) cultural customs
C) personal habits
D) spiritual expectation

Question 6

In the Canadian context,what does the term cultural care encompass?

A) nursing in another country
B) shared customs and traditions
C) recognizing new immigrants
D) understanding another language

Question 7

Which of these terms means "to remember one's value"?

A) a memorial
B) recall
C) posthumous
D) legacy

Question 8

What should nurses be concerned about if they observe secretiveness,suppression of criticism,and inappropriate obedience?

A) spiritual distress
B) spiritual abuse
C) grief
D) depression

Question 9

What explanation helps nurses understand a connection between religion and spirituality?

A) Spirituality is always expressed through religion.
B) Religion is one expression of spirituality.
C) Religions discourage spirituality.
D) The two are not often connected.

Question 10

You are caring for a terminally ill client.What are you proactively obtaining when you determine the clients wishes regarding care after death and who will speak for them when they are no longer able?

A) next of kin contact
B) a spiritual-cultural assessment
C) consent for treatment
D) nursing care plan

Question 11

What is the Canadian Nurses Association's (CNA)position on spirituality?

A) It is a minor part of nursing care.
B) It is best left to chaplains and priests.
C) It is important to nursing practice.
D) Nurses have no role.

Question 12

Who is at the centre of the eight domains of palliative care?

A) the client
B) the family
C) both the client and their family
D) pastoral staff

Question 13

What are two simple spiritual care practices every nurse can adopt?

A) learn the client's religion and notify pastoral care
B) keep the client and family informed
C) provide medications on time and chart accurately
D) be present and develop trust

Question 14

What is the main lesson from Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

A) Complex needs must be assessed first.
B) Care can start at any level.
C) Spiritual care is a first level need.
D) Care must start with basic needs.

Question 15

Which of the following differentiates spirituality from religion?

A) Religion is characterized by boundaries.
B) Religion involves rituals.
C) Spirituality is defined by boundaries.
D) They involve different beliefs.

Question 16

What is the term for intentionally trying to convert others to your belief system?

A) proselytizing
B) conversion
C) preaching
D) praying

Question 17

How can nurses benefit from use of the ASSET model?

A) increases understanding about religion
B) promotes cultural sensitivity
C) increases nurses' self-awareness about spirituality
D) helps assess clients' spiritual needs

Question 18

Who has developed a complete model for palliative care in Canada?

A) Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)
B) Canadian Medical Association (CMA)
C) Canadian Pastoral Association (CPA)
D) Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA)

Question 19

Which type of issues related to spirituality includes privacy,the right to refuse treatment,and definitions of death?

A) legal concerns
B) ethical concerns
C) treatment concerns
D) religious concerns

Question 20

According to the analysts in the text,what elements are encompassed in spirituality?

A) creativity,rituals,wisdom
B) consciousness,beliefs,peace
C) happiness,wisdom,beliefs
D) inspiration,creativity,wisdom