A team of psychiatric nursing researchers have encountered ...

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A team of psychiatric nursing researchers have encountered difficulty while attempting to plan a research study addressing patients' and clients' spirituality.
 
  Which of the following factors would have the most influence on improving the research into spiritual and religious effects on health?
  A) More rigorous study design
  B) Increased research funding
  C) Better control of confounding variables
  D) Consistent definition of terms

Question 2

A psychiatricmental health nurse is aware that spiritually based interventions must be carefully matched with individual clients. For which of the following clients would spiritual interventions be most appropriate?
 
  A) A client who has a difficult relationship with her parents and who has indicated a willingness to seek change
  B) A client who believes God is speaking to him in an audible voice throughout the day
  C) A client with a diagnosis of schizophrenia who believes he is all-powerful
  D) A client with postpartum depression who believes her children are in danger of becoming possessed by demons

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
Feedback:
The absence of specific definitions of religious and spiritual activity is an important problem because many of the studies define these activities differently. Better definitions of these terms would improve research substantially.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Feedback:
Nurses must use caution when approaching the subject of spirituality or religion with clients whose severe illnesses have a strong religious overtones. Spiritual intervention and exploration can be relied on more readily in clients with moderate anxiety and depression, self-esteem problems, adjustment difficulties, and interpersonal, family, or marital problems.