Author Question: An appropriate nursing diagnosis for a bedridden hospitalized patient who tells the nurse that he ... (Read 85 times)

Haya94 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

An appropriate nursing diagnosis for a bedridden hospitalized patient who tells the nurse that he has not missed a Methodist church service in 50 years would be

of guilt
B) Spiritual need as evidenced by verbalizations and distress at missing Methodist church services
C) Dysfunctional grieving related to inability to attend church services as a result of his medical condition
D) Potential for enhanced spiritual well-being related to distress at missing Methodist church services

Question 2

To obtain subjective data related to a 16-year-old patient's spirituality, the nurse should

A) Ask the patient's parents if the patient attends services
B) Observe whether the patient reads religious material
C) Ask the patient if religion or a higher being is significant
D) Document the number of times a minister visits