A client of American Indian descent suffers a massive cerebral hemorrhage and is not expected to survive
Which of the following interventions by the nursing staff would be appropriate when attempting to observe this client's religious and cultural traditions? 1. Provide the family's spiritual healer with privacy for death rituals.
2. Offer the family unlimited access to their dying family member.
3. Discuss the possibility of transferring the client home for the death.
4. Make it possible for the family to assist in the care of the dying family member.
Provide the family's spiritual healer with privacy for death rituals.
Rationale: Providing the family's spiritual healer with privacy for death rituals is appropriate since American Indian end-of-life practices are often guided by these tribal members. The remaining options do not reflect traditional American Indian death practices.
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