Answer to Question 1
Answer: 1, 2, 3
Explanation: Nursing interventions that can promote spirituality as a comfort to patients with any type of illness include providing a quiet place for prayer or reading religious texts; scheduling activities around designated times for prayer or religious observances; and encouraging patients to use their beliefs to deal with feelings of hopelessness. Although referrals to group therapy or a spiritual advisor may be helpful to patients, these actions do not involve the nurse's use of spirituality in providing comfort to patients.
Answer to Question 2
Answer: 2
Explanation: Helping patients find meaning in the experience of the suffering of mental illness is an important nursing intervention that promotes comfort to patients who are in distress. The nurse simply needs to listen and be present when the patient questions the meaning of life. The nurse does not, however, need to suggest answers when the patient questions the meaning of life. Also, the nurse should not expect or encourage the patient to provide well-formulated answers to the meaning of life.
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