The nurse should respond truthfully if she does not know and offer to gather information to inform the patient. This can be done through the facility’s spiritual services. Most scholars of Islam recommend believers utilize the spherical shape of the earth to find the path of least distance to Mecca, the location of the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam. In Anchorage, Muslims, or those who practice Islam, face north to pray. The nurse pointing to the east orients the patient to cardinal directions, but it does not answer his question. Leaders of Islam are not called priests, but can go by multiple names including emir, hakim, or khalif. Assuming the tenets of a patient’s faith does not foster therapeutic communication or spiritual support.