Program: Spiritual Nursing Care of the Sick,
Injured and Dying

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1. Who are The Nurses for Divine Mercy?
A. Nurses who pray for the sick, injured and dying and teach others how to do the same.
B. Nurses who use spirituality in Nursing and The Divine Mercy message and devotion for spiritual patient care.
C. Nurses who have a commitment to Jesus, The Divine Mercy and Mary in their Nursing Vocation.
D. All of the above.

2. Why were The Nurses for Divine Mercy founded?
A. To care spiritually as well as physically for patients, becoming the merciful presence of Jesus at the bedside.
B. As a result of September 11, 2001 when nurses could not physically reach the injured and dying. Spiritual Treatment was given by praying for the victims and their families.
C. To add a new dimension of Spirituality to Nursing.
D. Items A and B.

3. What are the Seven Elements of The Divine Mercy message and devotion?
A. Trust; The Image of Jesus, The Divine Mercy; Feast of The Divine Mercy: Divine Mercy Sunday;
Novena to Jesus, The Divine Mercy; The Divine Mercy Chaplet; 3:00 PM The Hour of Great Mercy; Promoting
The Divine Mercy message and devotion.
B. Image of Jesus; 3:00 PM Hour of Mercy; Pray for the Dying; Spread the message of mercy;
Spiritual acts of mercy; Corporal acts of mercy; singing The Divine Mercy Chaplet.
C. Mercy in our life; acts of mercy in nursing duties; praying for our families; lobby for right to pray; Spirituality of The Divine Mercy Chaplet; carrying the Image of Jesus, The Divine Mercy.
D. Spiritual and Corporal Acts of Mercy combined.

4. What type of spiritual life can be important for the Nurse to develop spiritually personally?
A. Devotion to Our Lady, the Sacraments, using The Divine Mercy message and devotion with nursing duties.
B. Teaching The Divine Mercy message and devotion to others.
C. Spiritual personal prayer.
D. Education of patients and family as well as other medical personnel.

5. How does the nurse assure quality of spiritual care for trauma patients to develop a Spiritual Nursing Care Plan?
A. Determine patient’s religious preference by the chart only.
B. Assess correct religion from patient or family. Develop and incorporate spiritual aspects of treatment in the emergency room with immediate involvement of Pastoral Care Team even if you call them yourself.
C. Involve family members with prayer support of the patient as well as assessment of spiritual needs.
D. Item B and C.

6. How do you develop the spiritual aspects of the Nursing Care Plan and Spiritual Rehabilitation Program?
A. Assess correct religion; involve Pastoral Counseling and family members; include nursing of the patient as a whole person and include the Physical, Psychological and Spiritual aspects of the patient, identify personal spiritual journey of the patient and their readiness for Pastoral Counseling during physical rehabilitation.
B. Assess the religion of the patient and leave it up to the family to involve Pastoral Counseling.
C. Ask the unit secretary what the religion of the patient is and leave it to the Pastoral Counseling team.
D. It is not a Nursing function to involve any spirituality in the Nursing Care Plan.

7. What are the basic elements of the Spiritual Treatment Plan and Nurses Action?
A. Pastoral Counseling is called and the pastoral contact does not involve Nursing.
B. Immediately call for the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick (also for the Sacrament of Confession if the patient is conscious and wants Confession) in the event of an emergency.
C. When the patient is able, recommend regular visits to the Adoration Chapel; in trauma situations teach the family The Divine Mercy Chaplet; in chronic or terminal illness teach the entire Divine Mercy message and devotion.
D. Items B and C.

8. What are some of the most powerful spiritual means to assist a dying patient in an emergency?
A. Praying The Divine Mercy Chaplet daily before work and wearing The Divine Mercy Image pin on your uniform.
B. Praying exactly at 3:00PM and The Novena to The Divine Mercy. Wait until you are sure the patient is dying before
calling for the priest.
C. Immediately call Pastoral Counseling for a priest for The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
D. Items A and C.

9. When do you call for the priest for The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick?
A. Immediately for anyone experiencing grave illness, injury or old age.
B. At the time of death or certainty of death so you do not inconvenience the priest or Pastoral Counseling Team.
C. You don’t have to call-leave it up to the Pastoral Care team or doctor to call.
D. Only with patient or family consent if the religion is known.

10. In an emergency, who can validly Baptize and Confirm a person in danger of death?
A. If a priest or a deacon is not available, anyone can validly baptize; if a Catholic has been baptized but not confirmed any priest may confirm a person in danger of death.
B. Only the hospital chaplain or other minister can validly baptize or confirm.
C. Only a Catholic can baptize another; a priest can confirm any person.
D. Nurses can baptize only if they are in the state of grace.

11. What does the Patient Spiritual Assessment include?
A. Medical information to include: Diagnosis prognosis and future medical plan. Spiritual information including religion, current involvement in religious practice, name of Pastor and Parish, include the Spiritual Journey assessment of the patient when possible, family member input and describe family and employment situation.
B. Spiritual information only. Medical information not relevant.
C. Spirituality and nursing implementation of physical care combined together.
D. None of the above.

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