Isabella Is Scheduled to Spend Two Months in Africa, Beginning

question 64

Multiple Choice

Isabella is scheduled to spend two months in Africa, beginning next week, to assist in a medical clinic as part of a Physicians Without Walls team. She just learned that she is pregnant. The clinic in Africa treats a high incidence of rubella there. What should Isabella do?

• A) Go ahead with her plans because rubella is dangerous to a fetus in the latter half of pregnancy, and Olivia will be back home before then.
• B) Change her plans, because rubella exposure is most dangerous to a fetus in the first three months of pregnancy.
• C) Go ahead with her plans, because Olivia had rubella when she was a child and is therefore immune.
• D) Change her plans, because rubella cases have been nearly wiped out in the United States.

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Definitions:

Spiritual Care

Support provided by healthcare professionals to address the spiritual and religious needs of patients, often involving respect, empathy, and compassion.

Spiritual Person

An individual who engages with or seeks a deeper understanding of the self, life, and the universe through beliefs, practices, or experiences that go beyond material existence.

Agnostic

An individual who believes that the existence of a god or the ultimate cause of the universe is unknown and possibly unknowable.

Administering Medication

The act of giving a drug to a patient as prescribed by a healthcare provider, which includes ensuring the right dosage, the correct patient, time, and route of administration.