The nurse is working with a patient whose mobility is impaired secondary to a fall that resulted in a broken hip. In addition, the patient, who has diabetes, is developing problems with vision and hearing.
The patient seems increasingly withdrawn and depressed. The nurse determines that the patient is at risk for spiritual distress. Which intervention would be most appropriate?
A) Encourage the patient to talk about significant childhood religious experiences.
B) Offer to take the patient to a revival the nurse's church is holding in the community.
C) Read to the patient Bible passages that seem particularly relevant to the patient's case.
D) Explore what the mobility, sight, and hearing changes mean to the patient.
Question 2
The use of standardized questionnaires by specially trained nonprofessionals to assess for presence of diagnostic criteria of a disorder:
a. does not result in interrater reliability
b. results in an excessively high false-positive rate
c. is considered a breach of ethical fairness toward subjects in a research study
d. produces results that correspond fairly closely to those of skilled professionals
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