The nurse is caring for a patient who is terminally ill with very little time left to live.The patient states,"I always believed that there was life after death.Now,I'm not so sure.Do you think there is?" The nurse states,"I believe there is." What has the nurse attempted to do?

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When a person has the attitude of something to look forward to,hope is present.Religion is the system of organized beliefs and worship that a person practises to outwardly express spirituality.This is not evident here.Agnostics do not know whether God or another ultimate reality exists and are uncertain whether there is life after death.The horizontal dimension of spiritual well-being describes positive relationships and connections people have with others.In this case,the patient is more concerned with the vertical dimension,which supports the transcendent relationship with God or some other higher power.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Is Terminally