Homework: Jehovah's Witness
In attempting to address Mr. Jackmon's case, ask yourself the following questions if you are the nurse caring for Mr. Jackmon:
• Where am I on the staircase concerning this patient? How can I move to the next level?
• How familiar am I and the nursing and medical staff with the religious beliefs, values, and attitudes of people who are Jehovah's Witnesses?
• What significant differences exist in followers' health beliefs and other Christian traditions? How different is this religion from my own?
• What feelings and attitudes do I have about Mr. Jackmon's beliefs about receiving blood?
• How helpful are these attitudes toward the development of cooperative interaction between myself and the patient?
• Are there alternative ways of treating this patient's hemoglobinemia?
• On what religious beliefs does Mr. Jackmon base his refusal of blood, despite his need for it?
• From whom could the nursing staff gain more insight into the patient's healthcare beliefs?
• What strategies might be useful in meeting the physiological and psychological needs of this patient?
• What resources might the nursing staff utilize to assist them in meeting this patient's needs?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
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