Resume the identity
of the fictional medical professional to help explore the importance of
cultural diversity in a health care setting.
A Jewish nurse
Write a diary entry
in which you recall specific memories where cultural sensitivities had to be
taken into account, such as having to care for an individual whose religious
beliefs impacted how a procedure was performed.
2/27/2015
Tonight I pounder in thought as I think of yesterday’s
encounter, unfortunately a patient of ours has become deathly ill and her
family does not agree with American medical treatment and her end of life is among her and the family.
This is a lovely Korean family which I have learned many things about but I
never thought about their religious beliefs I guess it never came up. The
family wants to fly her home to Korea to die and the doctor is not approving of
this nor is he giving medical clearance however, he did call hospice in for her
to be placed in their care, the family refused as they felt it was their
responsibility to care for her. (Shin K.; Shin C.; Blanchette P.) I wonder if
she still alive; did they somehow get her back to Korea or has she passed, I
guess I will never know.
Step back from this
"diary" entry to define the most important reasons for cultural
sensitivity and professionalism in the medical field.
The most important reason for cultural sensitivity and
professionalism in the medical field are; the communication with the patient
and the patient’s family can improve which this leads to understanding of one’s
cultural and these factors can enhance the healthcare provided.
Cite important cases
such as Prince v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts as examples of how the legal
system has ruled on religious and cultural beliefs within a medical setting.
Commonwealth v. Twitchell:
In this case there was
the most prominent of a series of criminal cases in the late 1980s and early
1990s where parents who were members of the Christian Science church were
prosecuted for the deaths of children because they chose to treat their
children’s medical conditions had been treated only by Christian Science
prayer. (Case Brief Summary 2012)
In 1988, Massachusetts prosecutors charged David and Ginger
Twitchell with manslaughter in death of their two-year-old son Robyn. (Case
Brief Summary 2012) It was declared
their son had died due to a bowel obstruction which would have been easy to
correct. (Case Brief Summary 2012) The defense the couple was going with are
they were within their First Amendment rights to treat their son's illness with
prayer and that Massachusetts had recognized this right in an exemption to the
statute outlawing child neglect. (Case Brief Summary 2012) The parents were convicted of involuntary
manslaughter and were sentenced to ten years’ probation, the court also order
that their remaining children visit the pediatrician regularly. (Case Brief
Summary 2012) The conviction was overturned by the
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on a legal technicality that the law is
now clear: parents cannot sacrifice the lives of their children in the name of
religious freedom. (Case Brief Summary 2012)
Case Brief Summary. (2012) Commonwealth v. Twitchell.
Retrieved From: http://www.casebriefsummary.com/commonwealth-v-twitchell/
Shin K.; Shin C.; Blanchette P. Health and
Health Care of Korean –American Elders. Retrieved From: http://web.stanford.edu/group/ethnoger/korean.html
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