Fundamentals of Nursing Theory Concepts and
Applications 4th Edition Wilkinson Test Bank
Chapter 16: Spirituality
1. According to Shelly and Fish (1988), which of the following are spiritual needs
underlying all religious traditions that are common to all people? Select all that
apply.
A) need for meaning and purpose
B) need for power
C) need for formal religion
D) need for love and relatedness
E) need for forgiveness
F) need for friends
2. According to Burghardt and Nagai-Jacobson (1997), which of the following
statements accurately describe an element of spirituality? Select all that apply.
A) Spirituality is experienced as a dividing force, life principle, essence of
being.
B) Spirituality is expressed and experienced in and through connectedness
with nature, the earth, the environment, and the cosmos.
C) People express and experience spirituality in and through connectedness
with nature.
D) Spirituality shapes the self-becoming and is reflected in ones being,
knowing, and doing.
E) Spirituality permeates life, providing purpose, meaning, strength, and
guidance and shaping the journey.
F) Spirituality is based on a profound hope that good will finally prevail.
3. The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey of 35,000 Americans by the Pew Research
Centers 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 describe 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 five-in-ten Americans believe in the existence of God
or a universal spirit, there is considerable variation in the nature and
certainty of this belief.
F) Six-in-ten adults believe that God is a person with whom people can
have a relationship; but one-in-fourincluding about half of Jews and
Hindussee God as an impersonal force.
,4. Which of the following group of terms best defines spiritual distress?
A) spirituality, religion
B) alienation, despair
C) faith, prayer
D) forgiveness, purpose
5. What spiritual need is believed to underlie all religious traditions and is common
to all people?
A) love and relatedness
B) physical hygiene
C) religious education
D) church services
6. Nurses provide care to meet needs in all the human dimensions. What is one
intervention nurses can implement to meet spiritual needs?
A) Refer all questions to a spiritual advisor.
B) Remind patients that nurses are not ministers.
C) Avoid any discussion of religion or spirituality.
D) Offer a compassionate presence.
7. A patient expresses confidence in his traditional healer to relieve symptoms of
an illness. What is the patient demonstrating?
A) hope
B) spirituality
C) faith
D) charity
8. A patient tells the nurse, I am an atheist. I do not believe in God. What would be
an appropriate response by the nurse?
A) Well, I believe in God and you should too.
B) I respect what you choose to believe in.
C) How can you deny the existence of God?
D) What makes you think you are an atheist?
9. A patient states that his life has meaning and purpose, he feels loved, and has
experienced forgiveness in his life. What is the term that describes this state of
spirituality?
A) spiritual belief
B) spiritual alienation
C) spiritual health
D) spiritual bliss
10. What factor is necessary to express and experience spirituality?
A) quiet time in isolation from others
B) membership in an organized religion
C) long-term suffering and pain
D) connectedness with other people
, 11. While reviewing the chart for an assigned patient before beginning care, a
student notes that the patient does not belong to a specific religion. Based on this
information, what should the student interpret about the patient?
A) A person may be deeply spiritual but not profess a religion.
B) Belonging to an organized religion is essential to spirituality.
C) The student will not have to consider the spiritual dimension.
D) The patient should be referred for spiritual counseling.
12. Which of the following healthcare practices may be influenced by a young
womans religion?
A) yearly mammograms
B) annual physicals
C) birth-control measures
D) health assessments
13. How can religious life-affirming influences be compared with basic human
needs?
A) Life-affirming influences encourage self-actualization.
B) Life-affirming influences enhance life.
C) Life-affirming influences meet basic physiologic needs.
D) Life-affirming influences cultivate wisdom.
14. Some religious beliefs may conflict with prevalent healthcare practices. For
example, what type of treatment is prohibited by the doctrine of Jehovahs
Witnesses?
A) using narcotics to treat pain
B) administering blood transfusions
C) minor surgical procedures
D) diagnostic x-ray examinations
15. Each of the major religions has several characteristics in common. What is one
of those characteristics?
A) Ministers are addressed as Reverend.
B) An ethical code defines right and wrong.
C) Communion is delivered the same way.
D) Men and women are viewed as equals.
16. A nurse fills the following roles in the community: health educator, personal
health counselor, referral agent, trainer of volunteers, developer of support
groups, integrator of faith and health, and health advocate. What is the term for
this type of nurse?
A) parish nurse
B) religious nurse
C) visiting nurse
D) home health nurse
17. A nurse is caring for a hospitalized child. What would the nurse consider to meet
the spiritual needs of the child?
A) Nothing; children do not have a spiritual self.
B) Complete information from the childs parents.
Applications 4th Edition Wilkinson Test Bank
Chapter 16: Spirituality
1. According to Shelly and Fish (1988), which of the following are spiritual needs
underlying all religious traditions that are common to all people? Select all that
apply.
A) need for meaning and purpose
B) need for power
C) need for formal religion
D) need for love and relatedness
E) need for forgiveness
F) need for friends
2. According to Burghardt and Nagai-Jacobson (1997), which of the following
statements accurately describe an element of spirituality? Select all that apply.
A) Spirituality is experienced as a dividing force, life principle, essence of
being.
B) Spirituality is expressed and experienced in and through connectedness
with nature, the earth, the environment, and the cosmos.
C) People express and experience spirituality in and through connectedness
with nature.
D) Spirituality shapes the self-becoming and is reflected in ones being,
knowing, and doing.
E) Spirituality permeates life, providing purpose, meaning, strength, and
guidance and shaping the journey.
F) Spirituality is based on a profound hope that good will finally prevail.
3. The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey of 35,000 Americans by the Pew Research
Centers 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 describe 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 five-in-ten Americans believe in the existence of God
or a universal spirit, there is considerable variation in the nature and
certainty of this belief.
F) Six-in-ten adults believe that God is a person with whom people can
have a relationship; but one-in-fourincluding about half of Jews and
Hindussee God as an impersonal force.
,4. Which of the following group of terms best defines spiritual distress?
A) spirituality, religion
B) alienation, despair
C) faith, prayer
D) forgiveness, purpose
5. What spiritual need is believed to underlie all religious traditions and is common
to all people?
A) love and relatedness
B) physical hygiene
C) religious education
D) church services
6. Nurses provide care to meet needs in all the human dimensions. What is one
intervention nurses can implement to meet spiritual needs?
A) Refer all questions to a spiritual advisor.
B) Remind patients that nurses are not ministers.
C) Avoid any discussion of religion or spirituality.
D) Offer a compassionate presence.
7. A patient expresses confidence in his traditional healer to relieve symptoms of
an illness. What is the patient demonstrating?
A) hope
B) spirituality
C) faith
D) charity
8. A patient tells the nurse, I am an atheist. I do not believe in God. What would be
an appropriate response by the nurse?
A) Well, I believe in God and you should too.
B) I respect what you choose to believe in.
C) How can you deny the existence of God?
D) What makes you think you are an atheist?
9. A patient states that his life has meaning and purpose, he feels loved, and has
experienced forgiveness in his life. What is the term that describes this state of
spirituality?
A) spiritual belief
B) spiritual alienation
C) spiritual health
D) spiritual bliss
10. What factor is necessary to express and experience spirituality?
A) quiet time in isolation from others
B) membership in an organized religion
C) long-term suffering and pain
D) connectedness with other people
, 11. While reviewing the chart for an assigned patient before beginning care, a
student notes that the patient does not belong to a specific religion. Based on this
information, what should the student interpret about the patient?
A) A person may be deeply spiritual but not profess a religion.
B) Belonging to an organized religion is essential to spirituality.
C) The student will not have to consider the spiritual dimension.
D) The patient should be referred for spiritual counseling.
12. Which of the following healthcare practices may be influenced by a young
womans religion?
A) yearly mammograms
B) annual physicals
C) birth-control measures
D) health assessments
13. How can religious life-affirming influences be compared with basic human
needs?
A) Life-affirming influences encourage self-actualization.
B) Life-affirming influences enhance life.
C) Life-affirming influences meet basic physiologic needs.
D) Life-affirming influences cultivate wisdom.
14. Some religious beliefs may conflict with prevalent healthcare practices. For
example, what type of treatment is prohibited by the doctrine of Jehovahs
Witnesses?
A) using narcotics to treat pain
B) administering blood transfusions
C) minor surgical procedures
D) diagnostic x-ray examinations
15. Each of the major religions has several characteristics in common. What is one
of those characteristics?
A) Ministers are addressed as Reverend.
B) An ethical code defines right and wrong.
C) Communion is delivered the same way.
D) Men and women are viewed as equals.
16. A nurse fills the following roles in the community: health educator, personal
health counselor, referral agent, trainer of volunteers, developer of support
groups, integrator of faith and health, and health advocate. What is the term for
this type of nurse?
A) parish nurse
B) religious nurse
C) visiting nurse
D) home health nurse
17. A nurse is caring for a hospitalized child. What would the nurse consider to meet
the spiritual needs of the child?
A) Nothing; children do not have a spiritual self.
B) Complete information from the childs parents.
