Step 1: Complete the
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Judaism for Healthcare Professionals module.
Step 2: Judaism Discussion Board Post
Initial posts for every discussion board topic are expected to engage with the textbook for this course, World Religions for Healthcare Professionals. (Links to an external site.) This book should be cited in every discussion board post. Citations of the e-learning modules are appropriate, too, and they should be cited in one of the various website formats from whichever citation style you prefer (APA, MLA, etc.).
Your initial post should be 500 words minimum and there is no word maximum. Please engage with your peers responses by submitting at least 2 replies to their posts. A works cited page and appropriate quotations are a requirement for every initial post, but they are not necessary for peer replies.
Judaism Discussion Board Narrative
A seventy-year-old Orthodox Jewish female presented to the emergency room during the afternoon preceding Yom Kippur. The patient was very distressed by being hos
pitalized and requested to be seen as soon as possible with the hope that she would be discharged before sunset. The patients nurse was moved by this patients commitment and felt sad that the patient was not home with her community preparing for services.
The nurse advocated for the team to see her as quickly as possible. After two hours, the nurse approached the attending physician again and reiterated that this patient needed to be seen quickly. The doctor became upset and said that she had more critical patients that she needed to prioritize.
Questions for Reflection:
What is Yom Kippur? What is its significance among the Jewish holidays?
Place yourself in the role of the patient, the nurse, and the doctor. How would you feel in each of these positions?
Should the team prioritize treating this patient in anticipation of the holiday? Why or why not?
How could the nurse further support this patient in her religious observance if she was unable to leave the hospital? What other members of the interdisciplinary team could she involve?