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james9437 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

This is the nurse's third day of caring for a client who recently underwent a colectomy that resulted in a colostomy. As the nurse goes about the physical assessment, a discussion about spirituality develops.

The client tells the nurse that his religion believes in a basic harmony between religion and science. You interpret this as which of the following groups?

A) Buddhism
B) Baha'i International Community
C) Mormon
D) Jehovah's Witness

Question 2

The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey of 35,000 Americans by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life (2008) finds that most Americans are religious and they have a nondogmatic approach to faith.

Which of the following statements accurately describes religion in America? Select all that apply.

A) A majority of Americans who are affiliated with a religion believe their religion is the only way to salvation.
B) More than half of Americans rank the importance of religion very highly in their lives, attend religious services regularly, and pray daily.
C) A plurality of adults who are affiliated with a religion want their religion to adjust to new circumstances or adopt modern beliefs and practices.
D) Significant minorities across nearly all religious traditions see a conflict between being a devout person and living in a modern society.
E) While more than 50 of Americans believe in the existence of God or a universal spirit, there is considerable variation in the nature and certainty of this belief.
F) Sixty percent of adults believe that God is a person with whom people can have a relationship; but one out of fourincluding about half of Jews and Hindussee God as an impersonal force.

Sammyo · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
The Baha'i International Community believe in a basic harmony between religion and science. Jehovah's Witnesses oppose the false teachings of other sects; opposition often extends to modern science, including medicine. Buddhists believe in the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. Mormons believe in divine healing through the laying on of hands.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B, D, F
A majority of Americans who are affiliated with a religion do not believe their religion is the only way to salvation. And almost the same number believes that there is more than one true way to interpret the teachings of their religion. More than half of Americans rank the importance of religion very highly in their lives, attend religious services regularly, and pray daily. A plurality of adults who are affiliated with a religion want their religion to preserve its traditional beliefs and practices, rather than adjust to new circumstances or adopt modern beliefs and practices. Significant minorities across nearly all religious traditions see a conflict between being a devout person and living in a modern society. While 92 of Americans believe in the existence of God or a universal spirit, there is considerable variation in the nature and certainty of this belief. Six out of 10 adults believe that God is a person with whom people can have a relationship; but one out of fourincluding about half of Jews and Hindussee God as an impersonal force.