A nurse is caring for a patient who is terminally ill whose religion is Orthodox Jew. This patient's physician's orders specify "do not resuscitate" (DNR). The patient is alone and is having signs of impending death
What action should the nurse implement? a. Notify the family.
b. Wait until the patient dies and then notify the family.
c. Transfer the body to the mortuary or the morgue immediately after death.
d. Stay with the patient until death occurs, prepare the body, and then call the family.
A
Only designated Orthodox Jewish persons or a Jewish burial service may care for the body. The dying person is not left alone. The body is not left alone between death and burial, which must occur within 24 hours. The body is not to be touched for up to 30 minutes after death.
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