Question

The nurse is providing care for a client who is a Muslim. The client has recently received a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes and is receiving health education. What statement by the nurse best addresses this client's religious beliefs

Answer 1

The nurse should ask patient if his faith is helpful to him. She needs to assess patients religious practices.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Muslim patients need to be treated carefully as it is their belief that same gender is suitable as a nurse to them. If the client is male there should be male nurse assigned to him, if she is female the patient will be uncomfortable and it will disturb him because of his religious beliefs. Diabetes is a incurable disease the patient diagnosed with diabetes will have to inject insulin to control his level of blood sugar in the body. He should be asked if he is fasting or not as injecting during fast is not allowed except in case of medical emergency.