Health Care Provider And Faith Diversity

Cultural diversity in the health care setting is increasing each year. Knowing how to care for patients of different religious and spiritual faiths is essential to providing high-quality, patient-centered care. The author of this paper will research three lesser-known religions; Taoism, Sikhism and Shamanism. Through this paper, she will provide a brief background on each of the three religions and present information regarding spiritual perspectives on healing, critical components of healing and health care considerations associated with each religion.

The world is diverse with different religious views, trying to quench the thirst of human spirituality needs. Knowing a different faith system will help a person to have a broader worldview and update their cultural competency. This paper compares the worldviews of Christianity and Buddhism based on “Sire’s Seven Worldview Questions”, to describe spiritual healing in both systems. It also explains the important factors to be considered when care is delivered by providers of different faith. The lessons learned from the study is also explained.

Worldview is regarded as the crucial basis of reality and is dominant among culture. It consists of classes, norms as well as values that provide an overview by which is observed as an overview that people use to examine the universe. As a result of unique wide perspective associated with worldview that everybody has, there are evidences of similarities within communities, family setups and among the culture. (Shelly, 2006). Worldview can also be influenced by the spiritual nature of individuals as this requires a consideration so as to take a person’s holistic care. These postmodern and scientific models of philosophy are the current factor that hinders the total spiritual approval in healthcare. Faith in me

Personal beliefs can affect a person’s treatment and in some causes just change their life completely. All men, women and healthcare employees have religious and personal beliefs in dealing with patients care in vaccines, treatment, surgery, and transplants. In dealing with making choice and having religious belief

Knowing how the patient views health and illness and understanding the beliefs they associate with preventing disease and sickness, helps the nurse to direct interventions that incorporate the patient’s religious beliefs, life views, and values into their health protection plan of care. Interventions containing prayer, collaboration with healers and spiritual leaders, and accommodating ritual or ceremonial therapies are just a few ways the nurse can incorporate the patient’s cultural belief into health prevention.

The United States has always been the symbol of freedom of religion and health care today has needed to increase its knowledge in incorporating the many different religions/spiritual beliefs in order to provide a more holistic approach to care. As health care providers we should not look in validating our own practice in regards to religion or spirituality but to comprehend and learn to see the patterns of similarities and differences in order to provide holistic care to our patients. As religious and spiritual beliefs are never permanent and are constantly changing and/or influenced by government, thinkers, historical events, technology and the shifting values of cultures the study of religions/spirituality should be continuous for all health care providers. The Native American, Buddhism, and Sikhism have some similar traits and values imbedded in their practiced religions that resemble the Christian Faith and medical providers needs to be aware and able to accommodate them in order to provide holistic care.

Christianity was founded by Jesus Christ approximately 2,000 years ago; Christianity is one of the most influential religions in world history. Christianity developed out of Judaism in the first century C.E. Christianity is the life, teachings, miracles, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and the followers "Christians." Without Jesus, there is no Christianity The Prophets of God spoke

This paper provides a comprehensive look at the following faiths: Buddhism, Judaism, Baha’i, and Christianity. The reader will find that Buddhism is more of a philosophy than a religion that focuses on the mind as being the creator of illness and health. The reader will also find that Judaism, Baha’i, and Christianity are all religions that believe in one God, the creator of all. This paper lists various components that each of these faiths may use at one time or another to effect healing including prayer, meditation, chanting, the use of healers, etc. This paper also defines what is important to people

In today’s society, it is very important for the healthcare professional to be educated about the culture of their patients. It can be seen that the number of patients who are Muslim are increasing throughout the healthcare system. It is challenging for healthcare workers to care for the needs of Muslim patients when they don’t understand their cultural beliefs. Muslims don’t necessarily have the same health beliefs, outcomes, or priorities that their providers have, therefore making it more difficult to come to a final healthcare decision (Al-Oraibi, 2009.) “This intercultural gap in understanding between clients and providers may result in poor care services and low levels of satisfaction” (Al-Oraibi, 2009.) Muslims are

Buddhists believe that they have no identity. That there is no constant substantial self. They believe that after death, the spirit is recycled. During this formation, the personality is disintegrated and only certain memories, personal traits, and skills would be recycled to create a new person and when death approaches, then the process starts all over again (Rivas, T., 2005).

PTSUM is a Tsalegi spiritual elder among his people. He does not separate his culture from his spirituality or belief system. He was kind enough to answer my queries. He believes that healing takes place through both body and spirit. He stated, “ You have to have that spark within you to heal”. His culture believes that prayer comes in many different manifestations and is a very powerful tool for healing and to show the person that they are cared for. The fading spark can be become strong again with ritual and prayer. The belief that you have the ability to heal is the most critical component of his spirituality on healing. PTSUM does not expect his caregivers to believe as he

This is the guiding truth that she uses each day in the hospital setting that allows her to freely accept people of all faiths and support their personal journey toward healing. When asked about her spiritual perspective on healing she was very comfortable with her answer. She said “absolutely, God does heal.” She feels from a Sikh perspective that there is a balance in the soul and that the person who is ill must be willing to let go to receive. It is a type of faith, that the person seeking healing, beyond their ability to understand. As a caregiver she states “being a Sikh makes me one with most religions, because I believe we all are of the same God and it is His healing that they seek.

Different religious groups have different believe system in the provision of the healthcare. The health personnel such as doctors and nurses should be aware of the religious beliefs of their patients for effectively delivering medical care. In provision of medical care, religious faith and beliefs of the patient is incorporated with the scientific medical care in offering a holistic medical to the patients. The medical personnel should take into the consideration the religious belief of the patient in the course of offering medical care to the patient. The

Religious diversity is an observable phenomenon of modern day America (Eck, 2002) which challenges healthcare providers in the delivery care (Hollins, 2005). The multidisciplinary healthcare team needs to have an appreciation related to a patient's perspectives on religious, cultural and spiritual need in the healthcare setting. This paper will provide insight into the belief systems of Sikhism, Hinduism and Scientology and compare them to the Christian philosophy of spirituality, health and healing.

The effectiveness of providing health care to patients may seem like walking on egg shells for the inexperienced. Caring for patients requires the healthcare provider to be mindful and observant when caring for patients. Religious and spiritual beliefs may complicate things for doctors and nurses, but may also serve as a learning experience that will promote futures-awareness. We must also be mindful that patients of different cultural never intend to make things difficult for the health-care professionals. It's a likelihood that the patient and health-care provider are both baffled by each other's thoughts and practices. Galanti (2015) give a scenario of a twenty-year-old Buddhist monk from Cambodia who went for same-day surgery for a hernia