Multiple Choice
The nurse is caring for a patient who is a devout Orthodox Jew.The patient is on a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump.What accommodations might the nurse have to make to conform to the patient's cultural needs?
A) Ask the patient whether he will need alternative forms of medication for the Sabbath.
B) Ask the patient specific questions because Jews tend to be stoic regarding pain.
C) Medicate the patient "around the clock" instead of as needed ("prn") .
D) Understand that Jews believe that suffering is a consequence of actions in a previous life.
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