The nurse is setting an outcome with the patient experiencing social isolation. Which goal
would be appropriate?
The patient will initiate interaction with others.
The patient will express feelings of connectedness with God.
The patient will express meaning and purpose in life.
The patient will attend a church event every week. - Answers The patient will initiate interaction
with others.
A Muslim teenager is in the hospital for surgical repair of a severe fracture in the leg during the
month of Ramadan, which the client says he would like to observe during his stay. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse be prepared for in caring for this client?
Withhold all food and drink between sunrise and sunset
Serve meals as normal, but do not include pork
Serve only kosher meats at all three meals
Do not mix dairy and meats together on the client's tray - Answers Withhold all food and drink
between sunrise and sunset
The nurse's assessment of a hospital client's spirituality reveals that the client will accept very
few of the standard treatments for her health problems. What would the nurse do next?
Report the finding to the appropriate supervisors.
Prioritize complementary interventions in the client's care.
Consult the client's clergy to weigh options.
Document the client's nonadherence to treatment. - Answers Report the finding to the
appropriate supervisors.
Shared practices and rituals used to express one's faith can be called
religion.
spirituality.
denomination.
philosophy. - Answers religion
, Sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathies such as thalassemia are often found in
persons originating from which geographical regions?
Central and South America.
Northern and Central Europe.
Mediterranean and Africa.
Australia and New Zealand. - Answers Mediterranean and Africa.
The nurse appears before a community governance committee and encourages them to
respond to the views of the citizens to prevent which likely reaction?
Apathetic response
Hostile response
Reactive response
Proactive response - Answers Apathetic response
A client on hospice care tells his nurse that he is not afraid of death. He explains that this is
because he believes he has lived a very good life and therefore his next life should be even
better than this one, as all of his life actions will be carried into the next. The nurse recognizes
this belief as which of the following?
Ramadan
Holy Trinity
Kosher
Karma - Answers karma
As a novice nurse caring for a patient from a different culture, what may the nurse find
confusing or upsetting?
Patient's level of motivation
Patient's nonverbal communication
Patient's family members
Patient's ethnicity - Answers Patient's nonverbal communication
While discussing care needs a client states the desire to be positive about the upcoming
medical treatments and expect them to help cure the disease. Which nursing diagnosis should
the nurse identify for this client?