The home health nurse listens to the 94-year-old Italian man who lives with his daughter and her family when he verbalizes his frustrations about the conflict of his grandchildren's values with his own,
such as ________________________. (Select all that apply.)
a. hair style and clothing.
b. lack of reverence for age and wisdom.
c. rejection of traditional ethnic foods.
d. process of selecting a spouse.
e. overall lifestyle.
Question 2The home health nurse is aware that the conservative economic values of the 85-year-old will lead the older adult to:
a. use credit cards rather than cash.
b. hoard old prescription drugs for later use.
c. seek the care of a physician frequently.
d. seek to qualify for food stamps.
Question 3The nurse is aware that basic spiritual beliefs, regardless of culture, are based on:
a. the presence of a supreme being.
b. faith in an afterlife existence.
c. a rigid code of behavior.
d. the need for an organized church.
Question 4When the spiritual leader comes to visit the bedfast patient in a long-term care facility, the nurse can enhance the visit best by:
a. taking the resident's roommate to the dayroom.
b. pulling the curtain for privacy.
c. closing the door to the room.
d. giving notice to the CNAs of the presence of the spiritual leader.
Question 5In the spiritual assessment prompt SPIRIT, the R reminds the nurse to assess the patient for the need of:
a. rituals.
b. religious objects.
c. rosary.
d. religious reading materials.
Question 6The nurse provides space on the bedside table of a terminally ill Roman Catholic Hispanic woman for the religious objects that have spiritual meaning to her, which would be a:
a. Koran and prayer mat.
b. rosary and vial of holy water.
c. Torah and prayer shawl.
d. Bible and whole kernels of corn.
Question 7The nurse is aware that a patient's values reflect influences from ____________________________. (Select all that apply.)
a. religion.
b. philosophy.
c. family.
d. culture.
e. society.
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