A client tells the nurse "I've always been a religious person and I'm going to combat stress by
spending more time in prayer each day.". The nursing diagnosis that the nurse should consider
establishing is
a. spiritual distress.
b. disturbed thought processes.
c. readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being.
d. ineffective therapeutic regimen management.
ANS: C
This nursing diagnosis is defined as ability to experience and integrate meaning and purpose in life
through connectedness with self, others, art, music, literature, nature, or a power greater than self.
The scenario provides no data to support the diagnoses in the other options.
You might also like to view...
A 50-year-old woman has experienced devastating consequences in her family and work life as a result of her long-standing alcohol addiction
The levels and pathways of which of the following neurotransmitters in her body are likely to differ from an individual without addiction? A) Dopamine B) Acetylcholine C) Serotonin D) Norepinephrine
A patient has lost over 1000 ml of blood during a surgical procedure that is estimated to continue for at least another 2 hours. The nurse anesthetist prepares to administer packed red blood cells to the patient during the procedure
Which of the following patient care activities is the nurse anesthetist conducting? 1. Perianesthetic clinical support 2. Maintenance 3. Postanesthesia care 4. Preanesthetic preparation
The client is weighed and measured. He is 6 feet tall. Convert his height to inches
1. 82 inches 2. 70 inches 3. 60 inches 4. 72 inches
To meet a client's needs, it is sometimes necessary to integrate into the client's care a culturally relevant practice that lacks scientific utility. Which of the following best describes this action?
a. Cultural accommodation b. Cultural awareness c. Cultural preservation d. Cultural repatterning