faith diversity paper
Health care Provider and Faith Diversity
Sumitha Thomas
Grand Canyon University: HLT - 310V
October 24, 2013
Health care Provider and Faith Diversity
Abstract
As America is rich in multi cultural immigrants’ diversities in culture, beliefs, faiths and religion are not uncommon among American population. Health care profession is one of the major areas that are affected with these diversities of culture, beliefs, faiths and religion. While there are many advantages of rich and diverse heritage, it’s challenging for health care professionals to deal with those from various faith/ spiritual background, especially for minority religious groups. However, in order to provide best available care health care professionals are obligated to incorporate their patient’s faith and belief system in to the modern medicine. This paper explains how people from some of the minority groups view their health from their spiritual perspective as well as their incorporation of spiritual practices while they receive health care during hospitalization.
Introduction
Health care profession is one of the professions that come in to contact with many faith diversities on a daily basis. As a health care professional, it’s vital to understand the basic component of each faith in order to provide the best possible care to all of the patients. However, it’s impossible to be knowledgeable about every religion presented to healthcare workers. In order to provide optimal care, it’s very important to assess our patient’s religious faith and its role in their health care. The author of this paper presents with a comprehensive review of the three religions known as Sikh, Buddhism and Shintoism as well as it’s relationship with the Christian perspective on health and healing. Throughout the research of these three faiths, it’s hoped that the author as a caregiver will be able to provide more specific and comprehensive care to her patients present with the above stated faiths
Sumitha Thomas
Grand Canyon University: HLT - 310V
October 24, 2013
Health care Provider and Faith Diversity
Abstract
As America is rich in multi cultural immigrants’ diversities in culture, beliefs, faiths and religion are not uncommon among American population. Health care profession is one of the major areas that are affected with these diversities of culture, beliefs, faiths and religion. While there are many advantages of rich and diverse heritage, it’s challenging for health care professionals to deal with those from various faith/ spiritual background, especially for minority religious groups. However, in order to provide best available care health care professionals are obligated to incorporate their patient’s faith and belief system in to the modern medicine. This paper explains how people from some of the minority groups view their health from their spiritual perspective as well as their incorporation of spiritual practices while they receive health care during hospitalization.
Introduction
Health care profession is one of the professions that come in to contact with many faith diversities on a daily basis. As a health care professional, it’s vital to understand the basic component of each faith in order to provide the best possible care to all of the patients. However, it’s impossible to be knowledgeable about every religion presented to healthcare workers. In order to provide optimal care, it’s very important to assess our patient’s religious faith and its role in their health care. The author of this paper presents with a comprehensive review of the three religions known as Sikh, Buddhism and Shintoism as well as it’s relationship with the Christian perspective on health and healing. Throughout the research of these three faiths, it’s hoped that the author as a caregiver will be able to provide more specific and comprehensive care to her patients present with the above stated faiths
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