The nurse is caring for a male Islamic patient who has just died. Which action is the priority for the nurse to take when postmortem care is provided?
a. Arranging for embalming to preserve the body until burial
b. Arranging for male staff to gently wash the patient's body
c. Arranging for transportation of the body to the crematorium
d. Preparing the room so that the family can say the rosary at the bedside
ANS: B
According to the Islamic religion, washing of the body should be performed by a person of the same gender. Burial should be done as soon as possible after death, so cremation and embalming will not be needed. The rosary is prayed by Christians usually of Hispanic/Latino American descent.
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