The nurse is caring for a patient who claims that he does not believe in God, nor does he believe in an "ultimate reality." The nurse realizes that this patient
a. Is devoid of spirituality.
b. Is an atheist/agnostic.
c. Finds no meaning through relationships with others.
d. Believes that what he does is meaningless.
B
Some individuals do not believe in the existence of God (atheist) or believe that there is no known ultimate reality (agnostic). This does not mean that spirituality is not an important concept for the atheist or the agnostic. Atheists search for meaning in life through their work and their relationships with others. Agnostics discover meaning in what they do or how they live because they find no ultimate meaning for the way things are. They believe that people bring meaning to what they do.
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