A hospice nurse is caring for a patient who is dying of pancreatic cancer. The patient tells the nurse, "I feel no connection to God" and "I'm worried that I've found no real meaning in life." What is the nurse's best response to this patient?
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Question 2 of 5
A nurse who was raised as a strict Roman Catholic but is no longer practicing stated they could not assist patients with spiritual distress because they recognize only a "field of power" in each person. The nurse says to her colleague, "My parents and I hardly talk because I've deserted my faith. Sometimes I feel really isolated from them and God-if there is a God." These statements reveal which unmet spiritual need?
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A nurse in a long-term care facility is performing spirituality assessments of residents on their unit. What is the best question the nurse could use to assess for spiritual needs?
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Question 4 of 5
A patient who stated their religion as Jewish at the intake interview was served a kosher meal ordered from a restaurant on a paper plate because the hospital had no provision for kosher food or dishes. The patient became angry and accused the nurse of insulting him, emphatically stating, "I want to eat what everyone else does-and give me decent dishes." After analyzing the data, the nurse returns to the patient and makes which of these statements?
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A surgeon tells a patient who is a Jehovah's Witness that they need emergency surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm, which will require blood transfusions. The patient states, "If I receive blood, I will not go to paradise. It is against my religion." What nursing response to the patient is appropriate?
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