A patient has a nursing diagnosis of Noncompliance with medication regimen related to a belief that God will heal her and that it would show a lack of faith to take the medications.The nurse and a clergyman have spent some time discussing spiritual and treatment issues with the patient.Which of the following statements made by the patient would indicate that progress is being made toward achieving compliance with healthcare therapy? Select all that apply.

A) "I will try to pray more often for stronger faith that God will heal me."
B) "Let me think about it until tomorrow; I may see my way to taking those pills then."
C) "You know, I've known some very holy people who were not cured by God."
D) "There is no confusion in my mind as to the right thing for me to do."

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Veronique Woodson · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B,C , Explanation :  Agreeing to consider treatment (think about it)and recognizing that sometimes faithful people are not cured both suggest that the patient is at least considering that it is all right for her to question her beliefs.Praying for stronger faith in God's healing suggests that she is holding strong in her belief that she will be healed if she only has enough faith.Having no confusion about the right thing to do would be evidence of problem resolution,provided the right thing to do is to take the medication.However,you need more information to know whether that is what the patient means.It could just as easily mean that she is more sure than ever that she should not take the medication.

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