When a Patient Is Asked About Religious Preference, She States

question 17

Multiple Choice

When a patient is asked about religious preference, she states, "I am agnostic." The nurse's best interpretation of this is

• A) the patient does not believe in God.
• B) the patient believes in God and supernatural powers.
• C) the patient does not believe that the supernatural exists.
• D) the patient believes that the existence of God can be neither proved nor disproved.

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Definitions:

Deductive Reasoning

An analytic technique in which a verdict is influenced by the coalition of multiple premises typically considered correct.

Intuitive Thought

A cognitive process that involves making judgments and solving problems spontaneously without the need for conscious reasoning.

Concrete Reasoning

Thinking that is based on what is physically present and tangible rather than abstract or theoretical concepts.

Dual-Processing

A model in cognitive science and psychology that suggests there are two different systems or ways of thinking in the brain: one that is fast, automatic, and emotional, and another that is slower, more deliberate, and logical.