A tool that may be used effectively with clients who have terminal diseases is hope. Hope pro-vides a:
1. Relationship with a divinity
2. System of organized beliefs
3. Cultural connectedness
4. Meaning and purpose
ANS: 4
Hope provides a sense of meaning and purpose. When a person has hope, he or she has an atti-tude of something to live for and look forward to. Faith is a relationship with a divinity. Religion is a system of organized beliefs. Spirituality provides a cultural connectedness.
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