A nurse is caring for a refugee patient who wants the community shaman to perform a healing ritual ...

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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).