Jannie, presents to the emergency department following a motor vehicle collision and the nurse learns the client is a Jehovah’s Witness. The nurse is aware that this causes a concern in this situation because the client will:
a. Insists on having family in the room at all times
b. Not consent to any surgical interventions for the sustained injuries
c. Not consent to any necessary blood transfusions
d. Not consent to being undressed and examined by a physician of the opposite sex
Answer C. As a Jehovah’s Witness, this client will believe that blood transfusion violates God’s laws and will not be likely to consent to a transfusion if needed.
a. Insists on having family in the room at all times
b. Not consent to any surgical interventions for the sustained injuries
c. Not consent to any necessary blood transfusions
d. Not consent to being undressed and examined by a physician of the opposite sex
Answer C. As a Jehovah’s Witness, this client will believe that blood transfusion violates God’s laws and will not be likely to consent to a transfusion if needed.
