Bruce is a nurse caring for a patient with terminal lung cancer. The patient is in a great deal of pain and is anxious
Bruce 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 Bruce administer it on religious grounds. This is most likely due to the patient and family being of which of the following faiths? A. Jewish
B. Hindu
C. Muslim
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.
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