The nurse who is preparing a Muslim female for a physical examination is told by the patient, "I cannot undress completely." The nurse will appropriately choose interventions based on the knowledge that Muslim women
a. observe standards of modesty requiring coverage from head to ankle.
b. speak openly to women but are silent in the presence of men.
c. wear writings from the Koran on the neck, arm, or waist.
d. are given alcoholic beverages with each meal.
ANS: A
Modesty standards in Islam may require the women to have her body covered from head to ankle. If this is the case, the nurse should arrange for the individual to be draped and able to expose one body part at a time for examination.
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