While performing a nursing assessment, the nurse asks the patient questions related to his spirituality. Assessing a patient's spiritual environment is important because it can affect which of the following areas:
A) Physical activity
B) Ability to communicate
C) Quality of sexual relationships
D) Responses to illness
Ans: D
Feedback: Illness may cause a spiritual crisis and can place considerable stresses on a person's
internal resources. The term spiritual environment refers to the degree to which a person has contemplated his or her own existence.
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