How to care for a Hindu patient or resident

How to care for a Hindu patient or resident

1. Ask the Hindu patient or resident if they have any dietary restrictions. Most Hindus are vegetarian or vegan. If they do eat meat, beef and pork are forbidden. They rinse their mouths after eating. Fasting is required on certain holidays. 2. Modesty is very important. Hindu women require a female physician when possible, and same-gender nurses and nursing assistants. 2. Showers are preferred to baths. If a patient or resident uses a bedpan, a bowl of water is needed for cleanup. As with Muslims, the left hand is considered to be unclean. 3. Hindus pray twice a day. They use a holy book and prayer beads. Provide privacy by drawing bed curtains. 4. Hindus prefer to die at home, on the ground, close to Mother Earth. Last Rites can be performed by a priest or the family. Notify the family as soon as possible so rituals can be completed.

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