The nurse is caring for a patient with terminal lung cancer. The patient is in a great deal of pain and is anxious
The nurse contacts the health care provider to request pain medication for the patient and is given an order for morphine, but the family of the patient refuses to let the patient have it based on religious grounds. This is most likely because the patient and family are members of which of the following faiths? a. Jewish
b. Hindu
c. Catholic
d. Christian
B
Members of religious faiths that believe in reincarnation (e.g., Hindu religion) support refusal of nourishment and pain medications because of the implications for the dying person's next life. Orthodox Jews stay with a person who is dying throughout the entire process and have community members (minyan) praying at the bedside. Members of the Catholic Church often receive an anointing by a priest and Holy Communion. Christians usually believe in heaven or an afterlife.
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1. "I enrolled in a new class about personal finances." 2. "I made an appointment to talk to the education department about these new cardiac monitors. I'm tired of new things being forced down our throats every time we turn around." 3. "After I retire, I'm going to take a Spanish class." 4. "Have you read about the new research about pain control for surgical patients? We should see if we could try some of the principles here." 5. "I volunteer as a parish nurse at our church."