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Arab AmericanMuslim

Michelle AlexanderRebecca McClellan

Jennifer Petteway

Danielle Kirkland


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Pain management

Fasting keeps the body healthy.

Emphasize maintaining good health.

Place high value in Western medicine.


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Pain management

Afraid of pain management effects.

Quran states: One must be alert before Allah.

Pain is seen as a punishment by Muslims. Thisis my punishment. I must suffer it. (Andrews,1999)


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Sensitivities to:

Antiarrhythmic

Antihypertensives

Psychotrophics

Neuroleptics

Opiods

Avoid medicines containing alcohol, pork, andgelatin

Cough suppressant; some capsules

Pain management


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Nursing Interventions

Pain medications should be without sedativeeffects, if possible.

Forbidden medications would include pork,gelatin, or alcohol.

Adjust dosages for sensativeaties.

Pay particular attention to needs of femalepatient.


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Family Dynamics

Family forms the basic building block

Traditional Muslim family

Segregation to minimize illicit relationships

Physical contact between members of oppositesex strongly discouraged.

Contraception is forbidden


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Family Dynamics

Men are considered the head of the family,and fully responsible for its prosperity. (Sheikh,2000)

Economic responsibility

Cosanguinity (Intermarriage)


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Muslim considered life as a gift or loan from

God

Suicide is not something they believe in and Do Not Resuscitate orders are rarely seenamong this culture.

When death is about to happen, the Muslim liftsa finger towards the heavens and recites theShahada or the declaration of faith in theoneness of God.

If the patient is too sick to recite the Shahada,assistance from a family member or another

Death and Dying


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There are five main steps in preparing a

Muslims body for burial

1. WASHING THE BODY- can only be done by thesame sex as person being wash unless it ishusband/wife or child/parent

2. WRAPPING THE BODY- shroud is used for

wrapping the body must be aclean (preferably white) cloth and should coverthe whole body. It is tied at the head and feet,with a piece of cloth in a way that one candifferentiate the head from the feet

Death and Dying


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3. PRAYERS- the body is placed in front of the

congregation. The opening chapter of the Quran,

Islams revealed text, is read quietly. The entirefuneral prayer is performed while standing

4. FUNERAL PROCESSION -Mourners walk in frontof or beside the body. Silence is recommended.

5. BURIAL-The body is laid in the grave. Nocasket is used unless there is a need for it.

Autopsies are permissible

Body buried on right side with head facing Mecca

After life


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Grievance

(Weeping) is the mercy that Godhas placed in

the hearts of His servants. onlygood things should beremembered about a persons life

after he or she dies. The ProphetMuhammad said


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Grievance


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ReferencesMusaji ,Shelia (2010, July 19). The American Muslim

(TAM). http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.phpWahiba ,Abu-Ras and lance ,laird (2010, May 22).

Journal of Religion and Health.

http://www.springerlink.com.db08.linccweb.org
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