ATI RN COMMUNITY
HEALTH PROCTORED
EXAM
ATI RN COMMUNITY HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM
1. The nurse is caring for a patient who is an agnostic. Which information should the nurse
consider when planning care for this patient?
a. The patient is devoid of spirituality.
b. The patient does not believe in God.
c. The patient believes there is no known ultimate reality.
d. The patient finds no meaning through relationship with others.
ANS: C
Some people do not believe in the existence of God (atheist), or they believe that there is no known
ultimate reality (agnostic). Nonetheless, spirituality is important regardless of a person’s religious
beliefs. Agnostics discover meaning in what they do or how they live because they find no ultimate
meaning for the way things are. They believe that people bring meaning to what they do.
, 2. The nurse is caring for an Islam patient who wants a snack. Which action by the nurse is most
appropriate?
a. Offers a ham sandwich
b. Offers a beef sandwich
c. Offers a kosher sandwich
d. Offers a bacon sandwich
ANS: B
Islam religion does allow beef. Islam does not allow pork or alcohol. Ham and bacon are pork. Kosher
is allowed for Judaism.
3. A nurse is teaching a patient how to meditate. Which information from the patient indicates
effective learning?
a. I will lie on the floor.
b. I will breathe quickly.
c. I will focus on an image.
d. I will do this for 10 minutes every day.
ANS: C
The steps of meditation include sitting in a comfortable position with the back straight; breathe slowly;
and focus on a sound, prayer, or image. Meditation should occur for 10 to 20 minutes twice a day.
4 . The nurse is admitting a patient to the hospital. The patient is a very spiritual person but does not
practice any specific religion. How will the nurse interpret this finding?
a. This indicates a strong religious affiliation.
b. This statement is contradictory.
c. This statement is reasonable.
d. This indicates a lack of hope.
ANS: C
The patient’s statement is reasonable and is not contradictory. Many people tend to use the terms
spiritualityand religion interchangeably. Although closely associated, these terms are not synonymous.
Religious practices encompass spirituality, but spirituality does not need to include religious practice.
When a person has the attitude of something to live for and look forward to, hope is present.
5. A nurse hears the following comments from different patients. Which patient comment does
the nurse identify as faith?
a. I go to church every Sunday.
b. I believe there is life after death.
c. I have something to look forward to each day.
d. I get a feeling of awe when looking at the sunset.
ANS: B
Faith allows people to have firm beliefs despite lack of physical evidence (life after death). Religion refers
to the system of organized beliefs and worship that a person practices to outwardly express spirituality (go
to church). When a person has the attitude of something to live for and look forward to, hope is present
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HEALTH PROCTORED
EXAM
ATI RN COMMUNITY HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM
1. The nurse is caring for a patient who is an agnostic. Which information should the nurse
consider when planning care for this patient?
a. The patient is devoid of spirituality.
b. The patient does not believe in God.
c. The patient believes there is no known ultimate reality.
d. The patient finds no meaning through relationship with others.
ANS: C
Some people do not believe in the existence of God (atheist), or they believe that there is no known
ultimate reality (agnostic). Nonetheless, spirituality is important regardless of a person’s religious
beliefs. Agnostics discover meaning in what they do or how they live because they find no ultimate
meaning for the way things are. They believe that people bring meaning to what they do.
, 2. The nurse is caring for an Islam patient who wants a snack. Which action by the nurse is most
appropriate?
a. Offers a ham sandwich
b. Offers a beef sandwich
c. Offers a kosher sandwich
d. Offers a bacon sandwich
ANS: B
Islam religion does allow beef. Islam does not allow pork or alcohol. Ham and bacon are pork. Kosher
is allowed for Judaism.
3. A nurse is teaching a patient how to meditate. Which information from the patient indicates
effective learning?
a. I will lie on the floor.
b. I will breathe quickly.
c. I will focus on an image.
d. I will do this for 10 minutes every day.
ANS: C
The steps of meditation include sitting in a comfortable position with the back straight; breathe slowly;
and focus on a sound, prayer, or image. Meditation should occur for 10 to 20 minutes twice a day.
4 . The nurse is admitting a patient to the hospital. The patient is a very spiritual person but does not
practice any specific religion. How will the nurse interpret this finding?
a. This indicates a strong religious affiliation.
b. This statement is contradictory.
c. This statement is reasonable.
d. This indicates a lack of hope.
ANS: C
The patient’s statement is reasonable and is not contradictory. Many people tend to use the terms
spiritualityand religion interchangeably. Although closely associated, these terms are not synonymous.
Religious practices encompass spirituality, but spirituality does not need to include religious practice.
When a person has the attitude of something to live for and look forward to, hope is present.
5. A nurse hears the following comments from different patients. Which patient comment does
the nurse identify as faith?
a. I go to church every Sunday.
b. I believe there is life after death.
c. I have something to look forward to each day.
d. I get a feeling of awe when looking at the sunset.
ANS: B
Faith allows people to have firm beliefs despite lack of physical evidence (life after death). Religion refers
to the system of organized beliefs and worship that a person practices to outwardly express spirituality (go
to church). When a person has the attitude of something to live for and look forward to, hope is present
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