CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS

• Who is often vegetarian?

• Who avoids beef?

• Who avoids pork/shellfish?

• Who avoids alcohol/caffeine?

• What is kosher?

Often vegetarian

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Seventh-day Adventist

No beef

• Hinduism

No pork/shellfish

• Islam

• Judaism

• Seventh-day Adventist

Avoid alcohol

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Mormonism

• Seventh-day Adventist

Avoid caffeine

• Islam

• Mormonism

• Seventh-day Adventist

Kosher (Judaism)

• No pork/shellfish

• No meat + dairy

• Who prays frequently and does ritual cleansing?

• Who prefers showers over baths?

• Who may decline treatment for religious reasons?

• Which group refuses blood products?

• Circumcision timing?

Islam

• Pray 5× daily

• Ritual cleansing

Hinduism

• Prefer running water (shower)

Christianity

• Practices vary

• Some may decline treatment

🚨 Jehovah’s Witness

• NO blood or blood products

Judaism

• Male circumcision at 8 days

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