A nurse is preparing a client's room to accommodate a visit from ...

[yoroshambo]

A nurse is preparing a client's room to accommodate a visit from a spiritual counselor. Which of the following is a recommended practice?
 
  A) Dim or turn off the lights.
  B) Place a candle on the bedside table.
  C) Remove any unnecessary equipment.
  D) Place a cross on the bedside table.

Question 2

A client verbalizes to a mental health counselor that his life is meaningless since his wife divorced him and that he no longer wants to live. What nursing diagnosis, resulting from his spiritual distress, would be appropriate?
 
  A) Sexual Dysfunction
  B) Fear
  C) Powerlessness
  D) Risk for Self-Directed Violence

[karlss]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
Preparations of the client's room for the visit may vary, but the following are generally recommended practices: the room should be orderly and free of unnecessary equipment and items; there should be a seat for the religious counselor at the bedside or near the client so that both can be comfortable; the bedside table should be free of items and covered with a clean, white cover if a sacrament is to be administered; and the bed curtains should be drawn for privacy if the client can't be moved to a more private setting.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
Spiritual distress may affect other areas of human functioning. Spiritual distress may be the etiology of the nursing diagnosis Risk for Self-Directed Violence related to feelings that life is meaningless.

[yoroshambo]

Excellent

[gcook]

Gracias!