A patient is recovering from a femur repair after a car crash.The following day,lab results indicate that the hemoglobin is dangerously low and the patient needs to receive blood.The patient has identified as a Jehovah's Witness and has refused to receive the blood.Which action should the nurse take?
A)Notify the physician of the patient's decision.
B)Administer the blood anyway.
C)Try to convince the patient to receive the blood.
D)Call the patient's family members and alert them to the situation.

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Madeleine Leininger's Culture Care Theory states that nurses need to be mindful and respectful of each patient's religion and cultural practices.The patient has the right to refuse the blood.The action that the nurse should take is to notify the physician of the patient's decision.It would not be appropriate for the nurse to administer the blood anyway,try to convince the patient to receive the blood,or alert the family members to the situation.

A Patient Is Recovering from a Femur Repair After a Car