A nurse caring for a patient who is a Latter-Day Saint should recognize that members of this faith may wear sacred undergarments. When caring for the patient the nurse should:
a. instruct the patient to remove the undergarments.
b. allow the patient to wear the undergarments only at night.
c. allow the patient to wear the undergarments only during the day.
d. remove the undergarments in emergency situations only.
D
For observant Latter-Day Saints, a sacred undergarment may be worn at all times and should be removed only in emergency situations.
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