Author Question: The nursing instructor has been discussing spirituality with a group of nursing students. Which ... (Read 51 times)

crazycityslicker · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nursing instructor has been discussing spirituality with a group of nursing students. Which statement by a student would indicate a need for further education?

A) Spiritual beliefs and practices do not give strength when a person is in crisis.
B) Spiritual beliefs and practices give healing strength and support.
C) A person's daily living habits can be guided by their spiritual beliefs.
D) Spiritual beliefs can help give a person meaning in their life.

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a client who states, Why are you asking me all these questions about religion? There is no god. The nurse would document this belief as:

A) atheism.
B) agnosticism.
C) theism.
D) faith.

EAN94 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
Feedback:
Spiritual beliefs and habits can give meaning to life, illness, other crises, and death; can contribute a sense of security for present and future; can guide daily living habits; can provide strength in meeting life's crises; and can give healing strength and support.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Feedback:
Atheism is the denial of God's existence. Agnosticism is the belief that God's reality is unknown and unknowable. Theism is the belief that God's reality is personal, without a body, perfect in all things, and creator and sustainer of the universe. Faith is the way that a person acts out beliefs in his life.