NURS 226 Exam 2 – Nursing Leadership & Management Practice Questions and
Study Guide
A nurse is caring for a patient who was severely injured in a fire. The patient's family is in
another room. The nurse finds the family crying softly and goes to sit next to the family. "I can
only imagine how you're feeling. What can I do to help you feel more at peace right now?" the
nurse asks. What the nurse is demonstrating in this example is:
a. Prayer
b. Presence
c. Coaching
d. Instilling hope - correct answer ✔✔B. Presence
A patient who is hospitalized with kidney failure states that he sees his illness as an opportunity
and a challenge. Despite the severity of his illness, he is still able to see that life is worth living.
This example shows the patient displaying:
a. Hope
b. Faith
c. Values
d. Connectedness - correct answer ✔✔a. Hope
Which of the following statements made by an older adult whose significant other recently died
most indicates the need for follow-up by the nurse?
a. "I planted a tree at church in my husband's honor."
b. "I have been unable to talk with my children lately."
c. "My friends think that I need to go to a grief support group."
,d. "I believe that someday I'll meet my husband in heaven." - correct answer ✔✔b. "I have been
unable to talk with my children lately."
A patient expresses the desire to learn how to meditate. What does the nurse need to do FIRST?
a. Walk away and get someone else to help the patient learn how to meditate
b. Help the patient get into a comfortable position
c. Select a teaching environment that is free from distractions
d. Encourage the patient to begin meditating - correct answer ✔✔c. Select a teaching
environment that is free from distractions
Which of the following questions would best assess a patient's level of community?
a. How is your level of pain right now?
b. Which aspects of your spirituality would you like to discuss right now?
c. Is there a person or group of people you really love or who are really important to you?
d. How do you feel about the accomplishments you've made in your life so far? - correct answer
✔✔c. Is there a person or group of people you really love or who are really important to you?
A 50-year-old female patient has just been told she has a terminal illness. Which of the
following statements supports a nursing diagnosis of spiritual distress related to diagnosis of
terminal illness?
a. "I have nothing to live for now. Life is meaningless."
b. "What will happen to my children when I die?"
c. "How much longer do I have to live?"
d. "I need to go to church and pray for a miracle to happen." - correct answer ✔✔a. "I have
nothing to live for now. Life is meaningless."
, Today, spirituality may be considered as:
a. Awareness of one's inner self and a sense of connection to a higher being.
b. Something less important compared to coping with a patient's illness.
c. Patient centered with no effect on the nurse.
d. Equated to formal religious practice with only a minor effect on someone's health. - correct
answer ✔✔a. Awareness of one's inner self and a sense of connection to a higher being.
Which of the following are part of FICA? Select all that apply:
a. Family
b. Connectedness
c. Community
d. Faith - correct answer ✔✔c. Community
d. Faith
The nurse is caring for a patient who is dying with very little time left to live. The patient states,
"I have always believed there was life after death...now I'm not sure. What do you think?" The
nurse states, "I believe there is." What did the nurse attempt to do?
a. Strengthen the patient's religion.
b. Provide hope.
c. Change the patient's mind.
d. Support the vertical dimension of spiritual well-being. - correct answer ✔✔b. Provide hope.
Study Guide
A nurse is caring for a patient who was severely injured in a fire. The patient's family is in
another room. The nurse finds the family crying softly and goes to sit next to the family. "I can
only imagine how you're feeling. What can I do to help you feel more at peace right now?" the
nurse asks. What the nurse is demonstrating in this example is:
a. Prayer
b. Presence
c. Coaching
d. Instilling hope - correct answer ✔✔B. Presence
A patient who is hospitalized with kidney failure states that he sees his illness as an opportunity
and a challenge. Despite the severity of his illness, he is still able to see that life is worth living.
This example shows the patient displaying:
a. Hope
b. Faith
c. Values
d. Connectedness - correct answer ✔✔a. Hope
Which of the following statements made by an older adult whose significant other recently died
most indicates the need for follow-up by the nurse?
a. "I planted a tree at church in my husband's honor."
b. "I have been unable to talk with my children lately."
c. "My friends think that I need to go to a grief support group."
,d. "I believe that someday I'll meet my husband in heaven." - correct answer ✔✔b. "I have been
unable to talk with my children lately."
A patient expresses the desire to learn how to meditate. What does the nurse need to do FIRST?
a. Walk away and get someone else to help the patient learn how to meditate
b. Help the patient get into a comfortable position
c. Select a teaching environment that is free from distractions
d. Encourage the patient to begin meditating - correct answer ✔✔c. Select a teaching
environment that is free from distractions
Which of the following questions would best assess a patient's level of community?
a. How is your level of pain right now?
b. Which aspects of your spirituality would you like to discuss right now?
c. Is there a person or group of people you really love or who are really important to you?
d. How do you feel about the accomplishments you've made in your life so far? - correct answer
✔✔c. Is there a person or group of people you really love or who are really important to you?
A 50-year-old female patient has just been told she has a terminal illness. Which of the
following statements supports a nursing diagnosis of spiritual distress related to diagnosis of
terminal illness?
a. "I have nothing to live for now. Life is meaningless."
b. "What will happen to my children when I die?"
c. "How much longer do I have to live?"
d. "I need to go to church and pray for a miracle to happen." - correct answer ✔✔a. "I have
nothing to live for now. Life is meaningless."
, Today, spirituality may be considered as:
a. Awareness of one's inner self and a sense of connection to a higher being.
b. Something less important compared to coping with a patient's illness.
c. Patient centered with no effect on the nurse.
d. Equated to formal religious practice with only a minor effect on someone's health. - correct
answer ✔✔a. Awareness of one's inner self and a sense of connection to a higher being.
Which of the following are part of FICA? Select all that apply:
a. Family
b. Connectedness
c. Community
d. Faith - correct answer ✔✔c. Community
d. Faith
The nurse is caring for a patient who is dying with very little time left to live. The patient states,
"I have always believed there was life after death...now I'm not sure. What do you think?" The
nurse states, "I believe there is." What did the nurse attempt to do?
a. Strengthen the patient's religion.
b. Provide hope.
c. Change the patient's mind.
d. Support the vertical dimension of spiritual well-being. - correct answer ✔✔b. Provide hope.
