Jehovah’s Witness parents maintain that they would like their children to receive the same care that they would themselves. Though not entirely based on their belief systems, Jehovah’s Witnesses tend to be uncomfortable in the presence of religious symbols such as crucifixes, candles, images of Mary’s mother of Jesus, and representations of saints. Those who cannot attend church services may at times wish to listen to the summons on tape or live on radio (Bodnaruk et al., 2004) Terminally ill patients under most circumstances accept pastoral visits and may require a quiet place where they can pray together with their family members and other visitors. In most times the religious practices on patients in hospital settings are free of ceremony or rituals. Anyone who accepts a blood transfusion is believed to either die or develop a disability. The believers from this denomination also believe that blood that has come out of the body is unclean and should be discarded. They hold the belief that life is the representation of life and taking another human’s blood is equivalent to taking part in his life (Jonsen, 1986). All individuals however have the allowance to personally choose the medical procedures to be carried out (Layon et al., 1990).īasing their belief on certain parts of the Bible prohibits the consumption of blood, the practitioners of this religion are completely against blood transfusion. The Jehovah’s Witness to a large extent believes in the treatment of ailments using modern medicine. Those who follow the religion properly are believed to resurrect in another life (in heaven) while non-believers simply cease to exist (Bodnaruk et al., 2004) Beliefs on medical treatment The basic belief of this religion regarding life and death is that we are all born with sin and that is why we get grow old, get sick and eventually die. The Jehovah’s Witness, a Christian movement, has very strong beliefs ostensibly guided by the bible especially when it comes to health care. Different cultural and religious groups need different ways of handling communication between health care providers and the patient/patient’s family members (Purnell, & Paulanka, 2008).
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