Which nursing action exemplifies presence? 1. Calling the ...

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Which nursing action exemplifies presence?
 
  1. Calling the patient's spiritual counselor
  2. Praying with the patient
  3. Ensuring that family can visit at any time
  4. Communicating a willingness to care, to listen, and to be available to the patient

Question 2

On what is the holistic health belief view based?
 
  1. The belief that supernatural forces control illness
  2. The belief that human life is one aspect of nature
  3. The belief that when one's natural balance or harmony is disturbed, illness results
  4. The belief that illness results from being bad
  5. The belief that forces of nature must be maintained in balance or harmony

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 4

The nurse provides presence by communicating a willingness to care, to listen, and to be available to the patient. The nurse can support the patient's religious practices by calling the patient's spiritual counselor. The nurse's responsibility is to ensure privacy and a quiet environment for patients who may choose to participate in private prayer or want group prayer with family, friends, or a spiritual counselor. It is not always possible for family to have unlimited opportunity to visit.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2, 3, 5

The holistic health belief view is based on the spiritual belief systems of many cultures and holds that the forces of nature must be maintained in balance or harmony. Human life is one aspect of nature that must be in harmony with the rest of nature. When one's natural balance or harmony is disturbed, illness results. In the magico-religious health belief view, health and illness are controlled by supernatural forces; the patient may believe that illness if the result of being bad.