As a hospice nurse caring for terminally ill patients, part of your nursing care is to assist the terminal patient to stimulate, regain, or strengthen a connection within his or her inner self. How might the nurse accomplish this?
A) Inquire about the patient and his or her family's need for spiritual care
B) Have the patient transferred home
C) Have the patient keep a journal
D) Have a hospital volunteer read to the patient on a daily basis
Ans: A
Feedback: A simple assessment the nurse can make is to inquire about the patient and his or her family's need for spiritual care. This shows the nurse supports a potential need for spiritual care. Having the patient transferred home or having him or her keep a journal would not demonstrate the nurse's support for a potential need for spiritual care. Having someone read to the patient on a daily basis is not an action that would assist the patient to strengthen a connection with his or her inner self.
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