There are legal and ethical considerations in the given scenario such as:
The surgeon trying to figure out the best way to persuade the patient to change his mind about having surgery (Catalano, 2015).
The RN should have asked the patient if he wanted a narcotic analgesic to relieve his pain prior to preparing the medication (Treas & Wilkinson, 2014).
Not obtaining the patient a Christian Science practitioner as he requested (Treas & Wilkinson, 2014).
Members of a patient's health care team must support their beliefs and values even if they do not agree. Nurses must become confident and competent with spiritual caregiving, expanding their skills in assessing the spiritual domain, and in developing and implementing appropriate interventions (Catalano, 2015, p. 529). Some interventions to ensure the delivery of culturally sensitive care are:
Establish a therapeutic relationship with the patient. Establishing this …show more content…
The patient in the given scenario has voiced that he is a Christian Scientist and surgery along with medications are against his practices. Another religion that may have a moral conflict when it comes to health care is the Jehovah's Witnesses. The conflict would arise if there was a Jehovah's Witness patient who needed an organ transplant such as a heart. This particular religion believes that there should be no donation or receipt of any organ which blood flows (Treas & Wilkinson, 2014, p. 342). The RN then would need to advocate for the patient since they would refuse the surgery for the organ even if it would prolong their life. Another one of their beliefs is that transfusion of whole blood or its components into one's body is morally wrong (Treas & Wilkinson, 2014, p. 342). As a member of a patient's health care team you should gather the appropriate information needed for you to care for your patient legally and ethically while putting your own beliefs
The surgeon trying to figure out the best way to persuade the patient to change his mind about having surgery (Catalano, 2015).
The RN should have asked the patient if he wanted a narcotic analgesic to relieve his pain prior to preparing the medication (Treas & Wilkinson, 2014).
Not obtaining the patient a Christian Science practitioner as he requested (Treas & Wilkinson, 2014).
Members of a patient's health care team must support their beliefs and values even if they do not agree. Nurses must become confident and competent with spiritual caregiving, expanding their skills in assessing the spiritual domain, and in developing and implementing appropriate interventions (Catalano, 2015, p. 529). Some interventions to ensure the delivery of culturally sensitive care are:
Establish a therapeutic relationship with the patient. Establishing this …show more content…
The patient in the given scenario has voiced that he is a Christian Scientist and surgery along with medications are against his practices. Another religion that may have a moral conflict when it comes to health care is the Jehovah's Witnesses. The conflict would arise if there was a Jehovah's Witness patient who needed an organ transplant such as a heart. This particular religion believes that there should be no donation or receipt of any organ which blood flows (Treas & Wilkinson, 2014, p. 342). The RN then would need to advocate for the patient since they would refuse the surgery for the organ even if it would prolong their life. Another one of their beliefs is that transfusion of whole blood or its components into one's body is morally wrong (Treas & Wilkinson, 2014, p. 342). As a member of a patient's health care team you should gather the appropriate information needed for you to care for your patient legally and ethically while putting your own beliefs