Chapter 16: Spiritual care: understanding service users, understanding ourselves

1. Which of the following is vital to service user recovery according to the service user author?

  1. Powerful medication
  2. A belief and reason for things to get better
  3. Psychological therapies
  4. Chaplains

Answer: B

2. According to Forrest et al., what do service users consider a good nurse?

  1. Someone who is well-organised and efficient
  2. A person with a good sense of humour
  3. An expert in therapeutic techniques
  4. Someone with common sense, warmth, a ‘friend’.

Answer: D

3. According to McSherry’s Royal College of Nursing survey, what proportion of nurses agreed or strongly agreed that spirituality and spiritual care are fundamental aspects of nursing?

  1. 83%
  2. 43%
  3. 38%
  4. 8%

Answer: A

4. Co-production involves ___.

  1. Creating a top-quality nursing team
  2. Working with service users and carers, recognising everyone’s vital contribution
  3. Nurses working with occupational therapists and social workers
  4. Doing what service users want rather than doctors or nurses

Answer: B

5. Spiritual care is primarily about ___.

  1. Getting a chaplain involved
  2. Recognising and affirming where spirituality provides resilience
  3. Providing religious objects when needed
  4. Complying with the Equality Act 2010

Answer: B

6. Keys’ mental health continuum proposes that ___.

  1. Some faith communities are more dodgy than others
  2. Service users can encourage each other towards better mental health
  3. Hospitals are among the safest institutions
  4. Everyone’s mental wellbeing fluctuates

Answer: D

7. What factor does Swinton identify as the greatest challenge for people with chronic mental health problems?

  1. Social exclusion
  2. Poverty and debt
  3. Long waiting lists
  4. Fear of assault

Answer: A