The older Italian woman has an egg yolk in a bowl under her bed that she believes is absorbing the "evil" of her illness and making her feel better. The nurse should:
1. move the egg yolk out of the way to the bathroom.
2. replace the egg yolk with a hard-boiled egg.
3. remove the egg for sanitary purposes.
4. include maintenance of the egg in the nursing care plan.
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The nursing approach should help with coping, not increase the stress.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1237
OBJ: 5 TOP: Cultural Concepts
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
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