Question
The patient is a primigravida Muslim woman who was admitted due to labor pains. In the Emergency Room, there is only one male nurse who is not assigned to a patient, the nurse must consider that in Islam culture:
Group of answer choices
a. Male health care workers can take care of a Muslim patient in case of emergency.
b. Female Muslim patients should only be assessed and cared by female healthcare worker.
c. During labor, Muslim woman’s husband should be present.
d. Muslim woman can be cared by both male & female health care workers.
Answer
a. Male health care workers can take care of a Muslim patient in case of emergency.