A nurse caring for an Orthodox Jewish woman immediately after she has given birth anticipates the patient's spouse will:
a. share a bed with the patient.
b. ask to bathe with the patient.
c. touch the patient frequently.
d. avoid physical contact with the patient.
D
For observant Jews, a woman is considered to be in a ritual state of impurity whenever blood is coming from her uterus, such as during menstrual periods and after the birth of a child. During this time, her husband will not have physical contact with her. When this time is completed, she will bathe herself in a pool called a mikvah. Nurses need to be aware of this practice and be sensitive to the husband and wife because the husband will not touch his wife.
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