A nurse set up a clinic appointment for Friday of the following week.

A nurse set up a clinic appointment for Friday of the following week. An Arab patient asked to come earlier in the week. As those days were heavily booked, the nurse left the appointment on Friday.

The patient was a “no show.” Which of the following best explains what happened?
a.
A lot of people do family errands such as shopping on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
b.
It was inconvenient for the client so he did not come.
c.
A Muslim’s holy day is from sunset Thursday to sunset Friday.
d.
Patients do not like being told what to do.

ESSAYBID ANSWER

ANS: C
The nurse should know the days of religious worship. Protestants usually worship on Sundays; Muslims’ day of worship is from sunset Thursday to sunset on Friday; and Jews and Seventh-Day Adventists’ holy day is from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday. The other responses do not address the recognition by the nurse of the significance of the days of worship that were indicated as a priority for the client when an appointment was requested for earlier in the week.