A patient has been diagnosed with a terminal disease. Hope may be used effectively with this type of patient. Nurses can support a patient's use of hope because hope provides a:
a. system of organized beliefs and worship.
b. belief in a higher power, spirit guide, God, or Allah.
c. cultural connectedness, structure, and guidance in difficult times.
d. motivation to achieve and the resources to use toward that achievement.
D
Hope is energizing, giving individuals a motivation to achieve and the resources to use toward that achievement. Religion refers to the system of organized beliefs and worship that a person practices to outwardly express spirituality. Faith involves a belief in a higher power, spirit guide, God, or Allah. Spirituality offers a sense of connectedness. Spirituality is unique for each person. It is a unifying theme in life and a state of being.
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