The nurse is caring for a terminally ill patient who is an Orthodox Jew. The physician has given "do not resuscitate" orders. The patient is alone and is having signs of impending death. The nurse should:
1. notify the family.
2. wait until the patient dies and then notify the family.
3. transfer the body to the mortuary or the morgue immediately after death.
4. stay with the patient until death occurs, prepare the body, and then call the fami-ly.
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Only designated Orthodox Jewish persons or a Jewish burial service may care for the body. The dying person is not left alone. The body is not left alone between death and burial, which must occur within 24 hours. The body is not to be touched for up to 30 minutes after death.
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