Because the nurse knows that many Arab groups embrace the hot/cold therapy following childbirth, when the mother refused her lunch of Cobb salad and Jell-O, which action should the nurse take?
A) Allow the mother time to rest.
B) Provide a menu for the next meal.
C) Offer a tuna salad sandwich and chips.
D) Ask the patient what she prefers to eat.
D
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Many Arab groups embrace the hot/cold theory, and following childbirth, hot foods are offered. Allowing a time for rest is appropriate, and providing an opportunity to select the food for the next meal is also appropriate, but only after the mother is provided nourishment. Tuna salad is cold.
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