Question 1

A nurse is working as a faith community nurse.Which of the following best describes the emphasis of the care that is being provided?&#10;A) Referral to community resources&#10;B) Health promotion&#10;C) Primary care&#10;D) Direct caregiving

Accepted Answer

Faith community nurses have found that health promotion services were needed for persons across the life span,particularly in underserved urban and rural areas.Nurses also found that congregants benefited from health counseling and health promotion services at all levels of prevention.Faith community nurse services emphasize health promotion and disease prevention and provided the benefits of holistic care through the supportive,caring faith community.Primary care and direct caregiving are not roles of the faith community nurse.A faith community nurse may refer a client to community resources,but that is not the focus of the care.

Question 2

A faith community nurse is working with a health ministry.Which of the following activities would most likely be performed?&#10;A) Conducting worship services in occupational areas&#10;B) Visiting the homebound&#10;C) Providing nursing care to congregation members who are acutely ill&#10;D) Participating in mission trips

Accepted Answer

Health ministry services may be provided by a professional or layperson.These services include visiting the homebound,providing meals for families in crisis or when a family member returns home after hospitalization,participating in prayer circles,serving "healthy heart" meals,or holding regular grief support groups.Conducting worship services in occupational areas,providing nursing care,and participating in mission trips are not typical roles of a health ministry.

Question 3

Which person believed that congregations should play a key role in holistic health care and focused on implementing nurse-clergy teams to work with individuals and their families?&#10;A) Pope John Paul&#10;B) President Reagan&#10;C) Rev. Granger Westburg&#10;D) Lillian Wald

Accepted Answer

Rev.Granger Westburg explored ways to address holistic healing through the body-mind-spirit connection.He believed that congregations should have a key role in holistic health care,focusing on using the nurse-clergy team to work with individuals and their families.Lillian Wald is known as the founder of public health nursing.Pope John Paul and President Reagan were not involved in the development of faith community nursing.

Question 4

Which statement about faith community nurses is true? Faith community nurses:&#10;A) create caring congregations that support the holistic health of its members.&#10;B) work with clergymen to foster deeper spiritual beliefs.&#10;C) take care of a congregation of people in case of illness.&#10;D) provide holistic care and make decisions about congregational policies.

Accepted Answer

Faith community nurses use all the knowledge and skills of this specialty to provide effective services.The outcome is a truly caring congregation that supports healthy,spiritually fulfilling lives.

Question 5

A faith community nurse encourages participation in political activities that impact the health and wellbeing of the faith community.Which of the following roles is the nurse implementing?&#10;A) Counselor&#10;B) Developer of support groups&#10;C) Integrator of faith and health&#10;D) Advocate

Accepted Answer

The faith community nurse who encourages participation in political activities that impact the health and wellbeing of the faith community is functioning as an advocate.
The faith community nurse who holds discussions for targeted groups is functioning as a health educator.As a counselor,the faith community nurse discusses health problems and recommends interventions as necessary.As an integrator of faith and health,the faith community nurse assists others to improve spiritual and physical health.As the developer of support groups,the faith community nurse establishes and facilitates support groups.

Question 6

A nurse is practicing in faith community nursing.Which of the following best describes the goal of this type of practice?&#10;A) Enhance spirituality of communities&#10;B) Initiate primary prevention activities&#10;C) Develop and sustain health ministries&#10;D) Act as a health referral source for churches

Accepted Answer

The goal of faith community nursing is to develop and sustain health ministries within faith communities.Activities are implemented at all three levels of prevention.There are multiple roles that the nurse serves and only one of these roles is a referral agent.The role of the faith community nurse is to enhance the spirituality of the population served.

Question 7

A faith community consults with a nurse to spearhead a committee to investigate the feasibility of starting a faith community nursing program in their church.The nurse contacts which organization for information,consultation,and reference packets about faith community nursing?

A) Parish Nurse Coordinator Center
B) International Parish Nurse Resource Center
C) American Nurses Association
D) National Center for Wellness

Accepted Answer

The mission of the International Parish Nurse Resource Center has been the promotion and development of quality faith community nurse programs through research,education,and consultation.The Parish Nurse Coordinator Curriculum was part of the development of faith community nursing.The American Nurses Association recognizes faith community nursing as a specialty.The National Center for Wellness has no relationship to the practice of faith community nursing.

Question 8

A nurse is concerned with the body,mind,and spirit relationship in a constantly changing environment.Which of the following types of nursing care is being provided?&#10;A) Faith community nursing&#10;B) Community health nursing&#10;C) Primary care&#10;D) Holistic care

Accepted Answer

A nurse concerned with the body,mind,and spirit relationship in a constantly changing environment is practicing holistic care.Primary care focuses on the services provided at a physician's office.Faith community nursing is a recognized nursing specialty practice focusing on working with individuals,families,and faith communities to coordinate programs and services that significantly affect health,healing,and wholeness.Community health nursing focuses on all care provided outside of a hospital.

Question 9

A faith community nurse holds discussions for targeted groups in the congregation.Which of the following roles is the nurse implementing?&#10;A) Counselor&#10;B) Integrator of faith and health&#10;C) Health educator&#10;D) Developer of support groups

Accepted Answer

The faith community nurse who holds discussions for targeted groups is functioning as a health educator.As a counselor,the faith community nurse discusses health problems and recommends interventions as necessary.As an integrator of faith and health,the faith community nurse assists others to improve spiritual and physical health.As the developer of support groups,the faith community nurse establishes and facilitates support groups.

Question 10

A faith community nurse is financially supported by a health care institution.Which model of faith community nursing is being used?&#10;A) Paid congregational&#10;B) Paid institutional&#10;C) Unpaid congregational&#10;D) Unpaid institutional

Accepted Answer

In the paid institutional model,the nurse is supported by a health care institution where nurses are paid either by the institution or shared salary with the congregation over time.In the paid congregational model,the development of a faith community nurse/health ministry program arises from the individual community of faith.The nurse is accountable to the faith community and its governing body.In the unpaid congregational model,the nurse is governed by the congregation with no contractual support from any sponsoring health care institution.The nurse may negotiate financial support for expenses.In the unpaid institutional model,the institution provides soft support in the form of continuing education and spiritual development; however,the nurse is not paid a salary and is governed by the congregation,who budgets for some expenses.

Question 11

Which dimension is central to the practice of parish nursing?&#10;A) Physical&#10;B) Psychological&#10;C) Spiritual&#10;D) Social

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Question 12

A nurse is employed as a faith community nurse.Which of the following elements of practice should be considered at all times?&#10;A) Confidentiality&#10;B) Personal faith&#10;C) Health care needs&#10;D) Fellowship

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Question 13

A nurse is working in a congregational community who gathers in a church and has common faith traditions.Which of the following best describes this community?&#10;A) Health ministry&#10;B) Faith community nursing&#10;C) Faith community&#10;D) Holistic care center

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Question 14

Where is faith community nursing practiced?&#10;A) In all United States&#10;B) Only in North America&#10;C) In the United States and other countries&#10;D) In every country in the world

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Question 15

A faith community nursing program is created in an individual community of faith.The nurse is paid by the congregation and is accountable to the congregation and its governing body.Which model of faith community nursing is being used?

A) Paid congregational
B) Paid institutional
C) Unpaid congregational
D) Unpaid institutional

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Question 16

A nurse wants to know the functions of a faith community nurse.Which of the following resources would the nurse consult?&#10;A) Board of Nursing&#10;B) Scope and Standards&#10;C) Health Cabinet&#10;D) Individual faith community

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Question 17

A faith community nurse makes arrangements for Meals on Wheels for the homebound.Which of the following roles is the nurse implementing?&#10;A) Counselor&#10;B) Coordinator&#10;C) Integrator of faith and health&#10;D) Advocate

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Question 18

A faith community nurse is available for health counseling with teens before and after youth activities.Which of the following levels of prevention is being implemented?&#10;A) Primary prevention&#10;B) Secondary prevention&#10;C) Tertiary prevention&#10;D) Assessment

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Question 19

A faith community nurse is acting as a health advocate.Which of the following best describes the action being taken by the nurse?&#10;A) Encourage individuals to implement healthy lifestyles&#10;B) Provide referrals to health care and social services&#10;C) Provide opportunities for others to learn about health care issues&#10;D) Assist clients to connect to faith-based services

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Question 20

A nurse would like to engage in the role of a faith community nurse.According to the Faith Community Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice,which is the preferred minimum educational preparation for a nurse in this setting?

A) An associate's degree
B) A baccalaureate degree
C) A master's degree
D) Certification

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Question 21

Which functions are the faith community nurse most likely to perform? (Select all that apply.)&#10;A) Personal health counselor&#10;B) Facilitator&#10;C) Referral agent&#10;D) Case manager&#10;E) Direct caregiver

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Question 22

A faith community nurse is implementing a primary prevention strategy.Which of the following activities would the nurse most likely implement?&#10;A) Providing health assessments and counseling during a home visit for a client who just had surgery&#10;B) Writing house of worship newsletter articles about healthy food choices&#10;C) Assisting in making behavioral changes for a person who is abusing alcohol&#10;D) Doing blood pressure screenings after church one Sunday

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Question 23

A nurse is practicing in a faith community.Which of the following best describes an aspect of the faith community that a nurse must be knowledgeable about?&#10;A) How clergy are trained and their areas of expertise&#10;B) The economic status of the parishioners and their ability to pay the nurse&#10;C) The policies and procedures of the religious order in which they practice&#10;D) Lines of authority and channels of communication in the faith community

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Question 24

A faith community nurse would like to be certified in this specialty.Which of the following best describes the eligibility criteria for this exam?&#10;A) Have served as a preceptor for faith community nurses&#10;B) Have completed academic credits in the specialty area of faith community nursing&#10;C) Have completed 1,000 practice hours in the specialty area of faith community nursing over the past 3 years&#10;D) Have completed 20 hours of continuing education over the past 2 years

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Question 25

Considering the goals of Healthy People 2020,which programs would a faith community nurse most likely implement? (Select all that apply.)&#10;A) Regular blood pressure screenings&#10;B) Healthy nutrition counseling&#10;C) Lead screening program&#10;D) Grief support group&#10;E) Smoking cessation program

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Deck 45: The Nurse in the Faith Community