When an adult patient from Indonesia refuses a complete bath on the day after abdominal surgery, the nurse should
A) Understand that his culture may influence his hygiene and ask him his preference
B) Ask another nurse to assist in giving the patient a complete bath every other day
C) Give the patient a bath pan and tell him she will return when he has finished
D) Encourage the patient to bathe daily as part of protection from infection
Ans: A
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