The LPN/LVN is providing care to a patient of the Roman Catholic (Western) faith. Necessary knowledge regarding beliefs, practices, and nursing interventions for care of this patient would include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Medicine cannot be taken before communion.
b. The nurse may baptize a stillborn infant without a witness.
c. Cremation is prohibited.
d. Organ donation is allowed.
e. Water may be taken before communion.
ANS: B, D, E
People of the Roman Catholic faith may take medicine and water before communion. If the patient is a gravely ill infant, a stillbirth, or a fetus, the nurse may baptize without a witness. Cremation and organ donation are allowed.
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