A patient, who is an adherent Muslim, is in a burn unit with severe burns. The patient has high caloric requirements but is refusing to eat during Ramadan. What action by the nurse is best?
a. Insert a feeding tube and provide enteral feedings.
b. Ask the provider about Total Peripheral Nutrition.
c. Call the patient's religious leader for advice.
d. Tell the patient he has to eat to get better.
ANS: C
With permission, the nurse should consult with the patient's religious leader on this situation. There may be exceptions to the rule to fast during Ramadan for medical conditions. The other options ignore the patient's religious preferences, and both the tube feeding and parenteral nutrition have potential serious side effects.
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