Author Question: Nurse S encourages older adult clients to engage in spiritual beliefs and practices that they are ... (Read 100 times)

jlmhmf · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

Nurse S encourages older adult clients to engage in spiritual beliefs and practices that they are familiar with. How can this activity be best characterized?

A) Spiritual concerns are less relevant than immediate physical and financial issues.
B) Older adults raised in more religious times are more likely to spontaneously express their spirituality.
C) Addressing clients' expressions of spirituality is beyond the scope of appropriate nursing.
D) Spiritual expression can be useful in facilitating hope in older adults.

Question 2

The nurse plans the care of the older adult with dysphagia. Which of the following is the priority initial nursing intervention?

A) Thicken the liquids
B) Weigh the patient daily
C) Observe the patient's food intake
D) Offer the patient verbal cues when eating

Yixagurpuldink · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
Spiritual expression is useful in fostering hope and is within the scope of nursing practice. Older adults are not necessarily more spontaneously spiritual nor is spirituality secondary to finances and physical health.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
Assessment and observation assist in diagnosing nature of the dysphagia. The other cited actions are appropriate but would be secondary to assessment through observation of the related symptoms, types of foods, and timing.