Directions
Discussion: Apply Knowledge
Step 1: Review the scenario below:
You are a nurse providing care to a client diagnosed with diabetes. The client’s religious beliefs significantly influence their lifestyle and approach to healthcare.
Your client’s assigned religious belief is based on the first letter of your last name in the chart below.
| Last Name | Religious Beliefs |
| A – D | Islam |
| E-H | Judaism |
| I – L | Amish |
| M – P | Jehovah’s Witnessess |
| Q – T | Christian Science |
| U – Z | Hinduism |
Step 2: Answer the Discussion prompts below with explanation and detail.
- Paragraph one: Describe the core beliefs of your client’s assigned religion. How can these beliefs influence cultural perspectives on health, illness, and medical intervention within this religious group?
Paragraph two: Reflect on how the core beliefs of your client’s assigned religion may influence their approach to managing diabetes. How might these beliefs affect diet, medication adherence, and lifestyle modification decisions?
Paragraph three: Reflect on how diabetes is managed in your practice area. Considering your client’s assigned religious beliefs, how would you adapt care to respect their beliefs while promoting optimal outcomes?
SOLUTION
A Jehovah’s Witness is a member of a Christian denomination who believes in Bible teachings but has various beliefs that set them apart from mainstream Christians. Jehovah’s Witnesses believe in Jehovah as the only God, do not believe in the Trinity, and Jesus Christ as the son of God but not in a divine triune Godhead. They emphasize living by Bible teachings, actively spreading their faith, and waiting for the Kingdom of God, expecting it to bring paradise on Earth in the near future.…..Please click the icon below to access entire solution at $5