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Title: A nurse is caring for a refugee patient who wants the community shaman to perform a healing ritual ... Post by: mayslee97 on Jan 18, 2018 A nurse is caring for a refugee patient who wants the community shaman to perform a healing ritual at the bedside. What action by the nurse is best?
a. Work with the patient to allow the shaman to perform the ritual. b. Investigate whether the ritual will harm the patient. c. Check to see if the ritual breaks laws or policies. d. Offer to call the hospital chaplain instead. Title: A nurse is caring for a refugee patient who wants the community shaman to perform a healing ritual ... Post by: Jjahole on Jan 18, 2018 ANS: A
Rituals are deeply powerful and have great meaning for individuals who practice them. The nurse should work with the patient to facilitate the ritual. Investigating the ritual for patient harm or illegality is ethnocentric; the nurse's first thoughts should not be on the potential negative aspects of a deeply meaningful activity. The patient has not requested the chaplain; offering to call the chaplain shows ethnocentrism and lack of respect for the patient. While working to facilitate the ritual, the nurse will discover if any aspect of it might be problematic and can collaborate with the patient and shaman to resolve the situation (e.g., if lighted candles are needed but prohibited by policy and fire code). |