The nurse is caring for a patient with terminal lung cancer.The patient is in a great deal of pain and is anxious.The nurse contacts the health care provider to request pain medication for the patient and is given an order for morphine,but the family of the patient refuses to let the patient have it based on religious grounds.This is most likely because the patient and family are members of which of the following faiths?

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Members of religious faiths that believe in reincarnation (e.g.,Hindu religion)support refusal of nourishment and pain medications because of the implications for the dying person's next life.Orthodox Jews stay with a person who is dying throughout the entire process and have community members (minyan)praying at the bedside.Members of the Catholic Church often receive an anointing by a priest and Holy Communion.Christians usually believe in heaven or an afterlife.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Terminal Lung