A registered nurse works for an intensive care unit caring for ...

[elizabeth18]

A registered nurse works for an intensive care unit caring for acutely ill patients. One of the Muslim patients passed away rather unexpectedly.
 
  Because his death was unexpected, it was considered a coroner's case, which required that an autopsy be performed. The family was distraught by this decision. The most likely cause of this distress is the family: A. did not want the body disfigured.
  B. wanted to donate his organs.
  C. was concerned about the cost of the autopsy.
  D. believed that his death was by natural causes.

Question 2

As a profession, nursing requires that members possess a significant amount of education. Nurses know that education provides:
 
  A. a consumer-focused and service-based practice.
  B. the autonomy necessary for the performance of nursing skills.
  C. methods to decentralize medical and nursing care.
  D. a foundation for practice responding to changes created by scientific and technological advances.

[Mochi]

Answer to Question 1

A
Devout Muslims sometimes refuse an autopsy for fear of desecrating the dead and because of the belief that one has to be whole to appear in front of the creator. They prefer burial to cremation.

Answer to Question 2

D
Nursing is a service profession, and it is necessary to maintain a consumer- and service-based focus. Autonomy is essential to professional nursing. Autonomy means a person is reasonably independent and self-governing in decision-making and practice. Methods to decentralize medical and nursing care are a type of nursing care delivery system.