Hospice Nursing Case

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According to Provision five “The nurse owes the same duties to self as to others, including the responsibility to preserve integrity and safety, to maintain competence, and to continue personal and professional growth” (Fowler, p. 55, 2010). The case study present in this provision is centered on religious competence and duty to oneself and to that of patients. A Christian hospice nurse, Michael Tucker in this case study, is plagued with a decision on whether or not to answer religious based questions to patients of various faiths and lack thereof. Hospice care in of itself is a specialty that is surrounded by those who have reached the end of their stage of life. Although one knows that they must die and eventually will die, it often does not make the circumstance any easier. As a nurse working in the area or just as an individual in this field it is expected that patient will ask end of life question, and quite often ask for personal opinions regarding the matter. It is the duty of the individual to provide competent cultural, and religious based care in an agreeable and respectful matter that both respects the caregiver and patient. …show more content…
The question posed is whether or not this violates Michael’s own religious ethic and belief. I do not believe so, Michael’s role is to provide support, and the purpose of hospice is a supportive role. If at any time Michael feels conflicted to provide this care, he should remove himself from this duty. I see no conflict in praying with patient from a different faith, it could even actually present itself as an educational experience into someone else’s perspective of end life values, practices and rituals. As Socrates stated no one knows what the afterlife is about and to think and or believe that only one version is the correct version is