A hospice nurse is caring for a variety of clients who are dying. Which end-of-life and death ritual is paired with the correct religion?
a. Roman Catholic - Autopsies are not allowed except under special circumstances.
b. Christian - Upon death, a religious leader should perform rituals of bathing and wrapping the body in cloth.
c. Judaism - A person who is extremely ill and dying should not be left alone.
d. Islam - An ill or dying person should receive the Sacrament of the Sick.
ANS: C
According to Jewish law, a person who is extremely ill or dying should not be left alone. Orthodox Jews do not allow autopsies except under special circumstances. The Islamic faith requires a religious leader to perform rituals of bathing and wrapping the body in cloth upon death. A Catholic priest performs the Sacrament of the Sick for ill or dying people.
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