The licensed practical/vocational nurse is caring for a client from the Middle East. He asks the nurse if the window in his room is facing East. He wants to clear furniture from the room and place a mat in front of an Eastern window
He also needs to avoid eating pork. The nurse wants to provide adequate ethnic care. What should the nurse tell the client?
A) He can place the mat against the wall since it faces East and that the dietician will be notified that he does not want any pork.
B) The furnishings have to stay, but he can place the mat on his bed facing the East, and the dietician will talk to him.
C) The nurse will secure a room with an Eastern window and create the environment needed to respect the client's religious and cultural beliefs and diet needs.
D) He is too ill to get out of bed on his own, so he can pray toward the East once he is well, and dietary will stop any pork from being served.
Ans: C
Feedback:
Ethnic identity is largely a consequence of race, religion, language, and nationality. The nurse should respect requests that the client makes based upon his or her ethnic background. In this case, the nurse should secure a room with an Eastern window and create an environment to provide privacy for prayer times, and the nurse should notify dietary that the client requests no pork. Choices A and B do not follow the specific instructions the client has made in order to meet his ethnic needs. Answer D is incorrect because the nurse could help the client achieve a prayer stance or a modified one upon the client's instructions.
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