The nurse is delivering a meal tray to a female Muslim patient. What intervention is most appropriate for this patient?
a. Offering her a ham and cheese sandwich
b. Providing her with a male nurse
c. Providing her with a female nurse
d. Offering her bacon and eggs
ANS: C
When caring for Muslims, same-sex health care providers should be used if at all possible. Ham and bacon are not appropriate items to offer a Muslim patient, since they do not consume pork products.
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