The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Has Suffered

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client who has suffered a massive cerebral hemorrhage and is not expected to survive. The client's mother indicates the client is Catholic. Which intervention is most appropriate?

A) If the nurse is not Catholic, then finding a Catholic nurse to continue care for the client is necessary.
B) The nurse should contact a priest and ask him what must be done for the client.
C) The nurse should assume the client's desires based on the nurse's existing understanding of the Catholic faith.
D) The nurse should ask the client or the client's family what they want in terms of religious rituals.