HCAP 3310 Scenario 1: As the patient’s condition worsens and his life is threatened, the physician should notify the patient that he could possibly die if he doesn’t get the transfusion. If the patient still refuses the transfusion then there is nothing else the physician can do without informed consent and he or she wouldn’t want to be sued at a later date. Physicians have the right to inform the patient of all possibilities, in this particular case, is there another route that can be taken? Patients have the right to refuse treatment and this patient in particular should sign stating he did not want the transfusion due to religious beliefs. Scenario 2: This patient has already made it clear that the transfusion is out of the question because…
Houchin Community Blood Bank Organization Analysis Houchin Community Blood Bank (HCBB) is a non-profit that was founded in April 1951 to provide a safe and adequate blood supply of the patients in Kern County. The purpose of this organization is to save lives by providing blood products. The vision of HCBB is to continue being an independent blood bank providing safe and usable products to the residents of the county. My job at HCBB has taught me the important strategies and programs used to reach the goals of our organization.…
42 U. S. C. §§2000bb–1(a), (b). As amended by the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), RFRA covers “any exercise of religion, whether or not compelled by, or central to, a system of religious belief.” §2000cc–5(7)(A). At issue here are regulations promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, which, as relevant here, requires specified…
Cons/counterargument Jansen (2015) wrestles with the moral grey area that is VSED and PAS. She furthers the argument against both with fierce oppression. To purely say that VSED is the common middle ground in which both parties can compromise is misleading (P. 410). Jansen (2015) agrees that the support of VSED, based solely on the fact that patients have the right to refuse treatment, which in this case includes food (P. 410).…
Mr. Jo is a 46yo, male, NKDA, FC who recently had a CABG. His PMHx is CAD, HTN, and HLD. He is a Jehovah Witness, and is single. His brother who does not share his brother’s faith is his POA. Mr. Jo made it through the case fairly well.…
Healthcare sensitivity towards those with different cultural factors is very important. Some foreign populations can become very angry and disappointed when they think that their healthcare provider is not giving them the proper care, in their mind or is not taking the time to understand their beliefs that may affect the care given. The unique cultural values, beliefs, and practices of Korean Americans can affect healthcare, as well as, any biological factors that can influence healthcare provided to Korean Americans. Korean Americans will usually use their traditional medicine alongside of Western medicine (Kim, Kim, & Duong, 2002). Hanbang, is the traditional Korean medicine; it is very much an integral part of their culture, whether they…
This paper will discuss the issue of blood transfusions on children of Jehovah’s Witness’ during emergency procedures where the child will die without the transfusions, yet the parents refuse to allow the transfusion to occur. I will argue that it is the right of the State to judge if the child should get the transfusion and to overstep the parent’s wishes if need be. I will be using information from articles by the Committee on Bioethics, Mark Sheldon, and Ruth Macklin as evidence. Within these articles, I will be using autonomy in terms of parens patriae, omission of treatment and beneficence to conclude that the State can take temporary custody of children in these specific situations when it is a matter of life or death. First, autonomy…
Are there religious issues that might affect clinical decisions (Jonsen, 2010)? Case topic twelve. There are no known religious issues that might affect medical decisions. There could be underlying religious issues, but they are not stated. Question seven.…
Step mother’s religion has not given specifically, nowhere it tells about Jehovah’s Witnesses. In case of Jehovah’s Witnesses the blood transmission is normally not allowed. Step 9: Evaluate the action taken. Ask yourself the following…
When a patient goes into a hospital, they expect the doctors to do an objective and professional job. From the moment, you begin working in the medical field, whether it is as a First Responder, an Emergency Medical Technician, or a Transplant Surgeon, you learn to not discriminate a patient for their gender, religion, ethnicity or the way they choose to live their life. As a doctor, I cannot break the bond I have built with my patients. If I do not do the job expected of me, and I set my needs and wants before the well-being of my patients, I could lose my job, my license, and the ability to save other lives. In addition, I would be neglecting the care of someone’s daughter, mother, sister, or friend.…
Spiritual Needs Assessment and Reflection of Patient with Hemophilia Adrian Powell Grand Canyon University: PHI-413V 7/24/16 Introduction Recent research shows evidence of the need for integration of patients' spiritual needs alongside medication. This has been shown to improve healing despite there being controversy on the issue among physicians as well as other scientists. However, each spiritual need of each patient needs different assessment differently since people vary when this matter is put forward.…
The freedom of belief and religion for Jehovah’s Witnesses is not being enforced in certain countries. Many Witnesses are thrown in jail, killed, and persecuted for their religious beliefs in different countries. The right to freedom of belief and religion applies to everyone from every religion so it is not fair to deprive Witnesses from that right. There is still a chance to save many innocent Witnesses lives and stop them from being killed. It is a violation of the human rights to put someone to death without a fair trial by jury.…
When advocating for a patient you are communicating on their behalf to assure that their wishes are carried out. To obtain the ability to promote your patients preferences, you must gain their trust. By earning the trust of your patient you can competently make an optimum decisions on their behalf. My older cousin who is a Jehovah Witness was in a horrible care accident 4 years ago. During the accident she lost a lot of blood and her hemoglobin levels become extremely low.…
The barrier to engaging in ethical practice in this sense is the religion of family members. Some of the religions like the Old Order Amish faith, Christian Scientist and the Old Mennonites to not believe in medicine. Christian Scientists only consider medicine to be necessary in some situations (Henderson & Anbar, 2009). The Old Order Amish only receive help from within their community. As a result, they do not want government or healthcare practitioners’ assistance.…
End of Life Care -Nursing Cultural Competency America is a melting pot of many religions and nurses are called upon more and more in today’s world to practice cultural competency. This paper focuses on awareness of other religions in order to practice culturally competent end of life of care for all patients. Judaism, Catholicism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism’s end of life rituals and traditions, stance on organ donation, embalmment, autopsies, after death care will be briefly discussed in order to establish nursing implications for the religions mentioned above. This paper is intended to educate nurses in order to practice cultural competency at the highest level.…