1. Describe the spectrum of death and dying rituals and practices across cultures. Why are death and dying rituals so significant?
2. Select a culture other than your own and explore their death rituals. Using Ray’s Transcultural Communicative Spiritual-Ethical CARING Tool, discuss how you would adapt your nursing care in this culturally dynamic situation.
3. If you were caring for a child who could be cured if given blood transfusions, but whose parents refused permission to give the transfusions due to religious beliefs, what would you do?
4. Some parents are refraining from giving certain immunizations to their children. How will this affect diseases in the United States in the future? How as medical professionals can we embrace these nontraditional practices?
