An 80-Year-Old Orthodox Jewish Patient Dies in the Hospital

question 8

Multiple Choice

An 80-year-old Orthodox Jewish patient dies in the hospital. What should be the first action by the nurse?

• A) Notify the rabbi to send a member of the synagogue to stay with the body.
• B) Inform the mortuary about the desire of the patient to be cremated.
• C) Prepare the body for the ritual bath by temple members before embalming.
• D) Facilitate removal of the body because the burial must take place 48 hours after death.

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Senior Debt

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Yield To Maturity

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