The nurse is preparing to assist a Jewish-American client with eating lunch. A kosher meal is delivered to the client. Which of the following nursing actions is most appropriate in assisting the client with the meal?
1. Unwrap the eating utensils for the client.
2. Replace the plastic utensils with metal eating utensils.
3. Carefully place the food from the paper plates to glass plates.
4. Ask the client to unwrap the eating utensils, and allow the client to prepare the meal for eating.
4
Rationale: Kosher meals arrive on paper plates and with plastic utensils sealed. Health care pro-viders should not unwrap the utensils or place the food on another serving dish. Although the nurse may want to be helpful in assisting the client with the meal, the only appropriate option for this client is "ask the client to unwrap the eating utensils, and allow the client to prepare the meal for eating."
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