A client newly diagnosed with a terminal illness asks to talk with the

A client newly diagnosed with a terminal illness asks to talk with the hospital chaplain and requests a Bible to read. What do these client behaviors indicate to the nurse?

1. The client does not have any family members to discuss spiritual issues.
2. The client is searching for answers.
3. The client wants to talk with someone other than the nurse about spiritual concerns.
4. Interventions for Spiritual Distress have been effective.

ANSWER

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: There is not enough information to determine whether the client does not have family members to discuss spiritual issues.
Rationale 2: The nurse has no way of knowing whether the client is searching for answers.
Rationale 3: Requesting to talk with a spiritual counselor does not mean that the client does not want to talk with the nurse about spiritual concerns.
Rationale 4: Requesting to talk with a spiritual counselor and desiring spiritual reading material indicate that interventions for the diagnosis of Spiritual Distress have been effective.