What should the nurse expect to be problematic for a family whose religious affiliation is Jehovah's Witness?
a. Immunizations
b. Autopsy
c. Organ donation
d. Blood transfusion
D
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A Christian Science believers may seek exemption from immunizations.
B Believers in Islam are opposed to organ donation.
C Jehovah's Witness believers can make individual decisions about autopsy.
D Jehovah's Witness believers are opposed to blood transfusions. They may accept
alternatives to transfusions, such as non-blood plasma expanders.
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