The Nurse Practitioner Performs a Holistic Assessment on an Older

question 15

Multiple Choice

The nurse practitioner performs a holistic assessment on an older patient.One component of this assessment is spirituality.Which of these options is appropriate to use to assess any spiritual needs? Select all that apply.

• A)Use the HOPE assessment tool: source of Hope, a participant in an Organized religious group, Personal spirituality, Effect of spirituality on health care.
• B)Ask the patient, "Are you at peace?"
• C)Call a chaplain to conduct the assessment.
• D)Wait until a sign of distress appears and then evaluate the source.
• E)Administer the FICA assessment of spiritual needs.

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Definitions:

Critical Thinking Skills

The ability to actively and skillfully conceptualize, apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information to reach an answer or conclusion.

Dream-Work

In psychoanalysis, the process by which the unconscious mind alters the content of dreams to make them less distressing and more palatable to the waking mind.

Neurotic Symptoms

Psychological symptoms that are in response to stress but the individual is still in touch with reality, such as anxiety or depression.

Freud

Refers to Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist known for founding psychoanalysis.