Nursing Internship Summary

Having my Religion and Public Engagement internship at a hospital allowed me to observe how religion and the public connect in a medical setting. When I began my internship, I was under the impression that the interactions between Pastoral Services and patients would occur at the end of the patients’ lives. I chose this internship because I wanted to see how religion influenced end of life decisions such as ending definitive care. The majority of the patient interactions occurred during daily rounds where we would enter patient rooms to check in with them to see if their needs were being met. Although my internship was different than I expected it to be, it provided me the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills that are applicable to …show more content…
She uses scholastic works to analyze the changing perspective of what is considered a world religion as opposed to a national religion and what factors influenced that perspective. Public institutions, such as universities and hospitals, can then use this classification when interacting with the public. Universities can teach classes that cover the topics of the world religions based on their current classifications. By using a comprehensive classification system, universities will be able to cover all major world religions and communicate their governing principles effectively. Hospitals can use this classification when training their staff to provide services to patients in an appropriate way. These training sessions can cover the basic principles and outline beliefs of that religion that may change the patient’s treatment plan. It is important to meet all of the patient’s needs in a way that respects their belief …show more content…
This book defines the four relationships in a person’s life that they may experience poverties in. If one or more of these relationships is lacking, then that person cannot fulfill their duties to the world around them and to the Lord. This book was applicable to my internship because it presented ways of interacting with people that are experiencing poverties in life. In the hospital setting, a person’s faith may be tested and their relationships with others may struggle. This provided us the opportunity to talk with the patients in order to identify the areas in their life that they were experiencing poverties and work with them to try to provide relief. This book provided me with information that aided in my ability to address the four types of relationships in a person’s life through conversation. I was able to relay these principles to the Reverend and other individuals in Pastoral Services which allowed them to use these tools to ensure that the patient can find proper