A nurse is caring for a Buddhist patient who has mentioned that his daily periods of meditation are very important to him. How should the nurse respond?
A. Get more information from him about what this means: When does he meditate and for how long, and does he need anything specific to facilitate his practice?
B. Tell him you'll need to speak with the physician to see if the hospital would be able to accommodate his meditation time.
C. Smile and tell him that's fine.
D. Apologize that the medical staff needs to be able to have access to him at all times and that you couldn't guarantee private time to meditate.
ANS: A
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