NSG 440 Topic 10

As congregations realize the need for care and care for one another, their individual and corporate relationships with their Creator often are enhanced, thereby increasing their resilience for future crisis situations. The characteristic of faith community nursing philosophy that best endorses this principle is that faith community nurse services:

• emphasize strengths of individuals, families, and communities.

• focus on the faith community and its ministry.

• focus on the centrality of the spiritual dimension.

• consider health, spiritual health, and healing as an ongoing dynamic process.

A key characteristic of faith community nursing services is to facilitate collaborative health ministries in the faith communities by:

• embracing individuals across the life span.

• respecting diverse traditions of faith.

• requiring statements of faith.

• using a Judeo-Christian theological framework.

Which statement is true regarding Holistic health care as an approach to nursing care?

• Critical to a successful faith community nursing health ministry

• Inconsistent with many congregations’ theologies

• Provided in clinics staffed by complementary and alternative medicine providers

• Separate from but complementary to parish nursing

Nurses are reclaiming their tradition of healing and affirming the independent functions of nursing. A heritage of health and healing can also be found in the foundations of faith communities through activities such as: (Select all that apply.)

• holding grief groups.

• providing meals to families in crisis.

• sponsoring health fairs.

• visiting the homebound.

• volunteering in community AIDS care groups.

A second-grade child with cerebral palsy receives services from a physical therapist and occupational therapist during the child’s academic day. The school nurse sets up the schedule to ensure that the therapists’ visits do not unnecessarily affect the child’s academic day negatively. This role of the school nurse is best described as which of the following?

• Case manager

• Counselor

• Consultant

• Direct caregiver

A middle school student approaches the school nurse and asks, “Can I speak with you about something important?” The school nurse responds affirmatively but should also state which of the following?

• “Anything you tell me will be kept private and confidential.”

• “It may be best for me to set up an appointment with the school counselor.”

• “You can always speak to me if you are in trouble or when you need someone to talk to.”

• “If anything you tell me indicates that someone is in danger, I have to notify the school officials.”

A child with severe macular degeneration and some hearing loss will be attending the third grade in a local school. A tertiary prevention intervention the school nurse should perform would be which of the following?

• Assess the child’s language skills, motor abilities, and social abilities.

• Ensure that a telephone is available for calling emergency personnel or parents.

• Lead educational programs to address coping strategies and stress management techniques.

• Meet with the assigned teachers to discuss classroom seating to enhance the child’s learning experience.

The school nurse at the intermediate level arranges for a presentation by the trauma educator at the local regional medical center. Bicycle and helmet safety will be the primary topic at the school’s open house. This is an example of which of the following school nurse roles?

• Community outreach

• Counselor

• Consultant

• Case manager

A recent news article reported the death of a 60-year-old road construction worker on a day with a posted heat advisory. An occupational health nurse would recognize the additional host factors that contributed to this fatality as which of the following?

• Age and work practices

• Gender and lifestyle

• Health status and age

• Work practices and health status

The greatest risk for experiencing work-related accidents with subsequent injuries is to which of the following?

• New workers with less than 1 year of experience on the current job

• Older workers with 2 years of experience on the job

• Women over 50 years of age with 3 years of experience on the current job

• Workers with safe, low-level exposure on the job