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?
- Powerful medication
- A belief and reason for things to get better
- Psychological therapies
- Chaplains
2. According to Forrest et al., what do service users consider a good nurse?
- Someone who is well-organised and efficient
- A person with a good sense of humour
- An expert in therapeutic techniques
- Someone with common sense, warmth, a ‘friend’.
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?
- 83%
- 43%
- 38%
- 8%
4. Co-production involves ___.
- Creating a top-quality nursing team
- Working with service users and carers, recognising everyone’s vital contribution
- Nurses working with occupational therapists and social workers
- Doing what service users want rather than doctors or nurses
5. Spiritual care is primarily about ___.
- Getting a chaplain involved
- Recognising and affirming where spirituality provides resilience
- Providing religious objects when needed
- Complying with the Equality Act 2010
6. Keys’ mental health continuum proposes that ___.
- Some faith communities are more dodgy than others
- Service users can encourage each other towards better mental health
- Hospitals are among the safest institutions
- Everyone’s mental wellbeing fluctuates
7. What factor does Swinton identify as the greatest challenge for people with chronic mental health problems?
- Social exclusion
- Poverty and debt
- Long waiting lists
- Fear of assault