{"_id":"6939ac600e6f45fd2a2e731e","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is physical contact with non-mahram patients permissible in situations of medical necessity?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"I work in healthcare and sometimes encounter situations where non-mahram patients need guidance or reassurance. For example, I once had to call a blind patient who had a service dog; he followed my voice, but if I had held his arm or hand to guide him, would that have been a problem? Another time, a patient panicked during a procedure and grabbed my gloved hand for reassurance and held it throughout. Was that permissible, and how should boundaries be handled in such situations?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"The basic principle for contact is necessity.\\n\\nContact is permissible only when necessary.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"If a function can be done without contact, then contact is not permissible.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"If contact is necessary, then it's permissible.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"When contact is permissible due to necessity:\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"if skin contact is necessary, then it's permissible.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"indent\":1,\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"if skin contact is not necessary, then gloves or another barrier must be used.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"indent\":1,\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff00b76658b4c2329a9","tag":"Contemporary Life: Jobs and Career","count":120},{"_id":"668d9ff10b76658b4c2329d2","tag":"Relationships: Opposite Gender","count":80}],"createdOn":"2025-12-10T17:22:40.116Z"}