The nurse is providing care to a client diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The client wishes to take Communion but must fast for 1 hour prior to receiving it. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

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A)The nurse should follow the client's expressed wishes regarding spiritual care and should not pressure them to relinquish any of their beliefs or practices. To support the client's spiritual needs, the nurse should find out when Communion will be distributed and adjust the medications and breakfast accordingly. The nurse should not suggest that eating and drinking will not affect Communion. The nurse should not ignore the client's needs by providing medication and breakfast. The nurse should also not contact the healthcare provider to suggest alternative forms of nutrition, because the client is not refusing to eat or drink but wants to delay eating and drinking until after Communion.
B)The nurse should follow the client's expressed wishes regarding spiritual care and should not pressure them to relinquish any of their beliefs or practices. To support the client's spiritual needs, the nurse should find out when Communion will be distributed and adjust the medications and breakfast accordingly. The nurse should not suggest that eating and drinking will not affect Communion. The nurse should not ignore the client's needs by providing medication and breakfast. The nurse should also not contact the healthcare provider to suggest alternative forms of nutrition, because the client is not refusing to eat or drink but wants to delay eating and drinking until after Communion.
C)The nurse should follow the client's expressed wishes regarding spiritual care and should not pressure them to relinquish any of their beliefs or practices. To support the client's spiritual needs, the nurse should find out when Communion will be distributed and adjust the medications and breakfast accordingly. The nurse should not suggest that eating and drinking will not affect Communion. The nurse should not ignore the client's needs by providing medication and breakfast. The nurse should also not contact the healthcare provider to suggest alternative forms of nutrition, because the client is not refusing to eat or drink but wants to delay eating and drinking until after Communion.
D)The nurse should follow the client's expressed wishes regarding spiritual care and should not pressure them to relinquish any of their beliefs or practices. To support the client's spiritual needs, the nurse should find out when Communion will be distributed and adjust the medications and breakfast accordingly. The nurse should not suggest that eating and drinking will not affect Communion. The nurse should not ignore the client's needs by providing medication and breakfast. The nurse should also not contact the healthcare provider to suggest alternative forms of nutrition, because the client is not refusing to eat or drink but wants to delay eating and drinking until after Communion.

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