One Report on Death-Related Practices Among American-Indian (Or First Nation)peoples

question 21

Multiple Choice

One report on death-related practices among American-Indian (or First Nation) peoples in Canada suggested the value of trained native interpreters who could _________.

• A)interpret biomedical concepts to clinical staff
• B)explain cultural perspectives on terminal illness and postmortem rituals to native peoples
• C)advocate locating death in urban, tertiary-care hospitals
• D)conduct memorial "potlach" ceremonies before a person dies
• E)serve as advocates to enable patients to return to their home communities in the final days of life

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