Which statement is true relative to caring for a Hindu patient who is dying?
a. The family will turn his head eastward or to the right.
b. A close kin will stay with the patient to hear his last wishes.
c. Anointing of the sick is a common right of the dying.
d. The family will place a drop of water on the patient's lips.
D
The family of a dying Hindu remains at the bedside to place a drop of the holy water from the River Ganges on the patient's lips immediately after death to help his or her soul to the next life. The family of a critically ill Jewish patient will turn his or her head eastward or to the right side. A dying Hispanic patient will not be left alone, so that a close kin is able to hear the patient's wishes, allowing the soul to leave in peace. Anointing of the sick is a Roman Catholic sacrament.
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