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The practice of health care providers at all levels brings you into contact with people from a variety of faiths. This calls for knowledge and acceptance of a diversity of faith expressions.
The purpose of this paper is to complete a comparative analysis of two faith philosophies towards providing health care, one being the Christian perspective. For the second faith, choose a faith that is unfamiliar to you. Examples of faiths to choose from: Sikh, Baha'i, Buddhism, Shintoism, etc.
In a minimum of 1,500-2,000 words, provide a comparative analysis of the different belief systems, reinforcing major themes with insights gained from your research.
In your comparative analysis, address all of the worldview questions in detail for Christianity and your selected faith. Refer to chapter 2 of the Called to Care for the list of questions. Be sure to address the implications of these beliefs for health care.
Questions are as followed:
1. what is prime reality?
2. What is the nature of the world around us?
3. What is a human being?
4. What happens to a person at death?
5. Why is it possible to know anything at all?
6. How do we know what is right and wronG?
7.What is the meaning of human history?
In addition answer the following questions that address the practical and healthcare implications based on the research:
- What are critical common components to all religions/beliefs in regards to healing, such as prayer, meditation, belief, etc.? Explain.
- What is important to patients of the faiths when cared for by health care providers whose spiritual beliefs differ from their own?
In your conclusion, describe your own spiritual perspective on healing, what you have learned from the research and how this learning can be applied to a health care provider.
Support your position by referencing at least three academic resources (preferably from the GCU Library) in addition to the course readings, the Bible, and the textbooks for each religion. Each religion must have a primary source included. A total of six references are required according to the specifications listed above. Incorporate the research into your writing in an appropriate, scholarly manner. APA guidelines
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Healthcare Provider and Faith Diversity – Outline
Thesis Statement: The spiritual aspect of healthcare involves looking at the different roots that
guide the recognition of the supreme power, and the linking of this affects the attitudes of the
individuals towards their treatment process.
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What is prime reality?
A. Control
B. Faith
II.
What is the nature of the world around us?
A. God
B. Cycles
III.
What is a human being?
A. Creation
B. Evolution
IV.
What happens to a person at death?
A. Continuity
B. Pathway
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Why is it possible to know anything at all?
A. Power
B. Development
VI.
How do we know right from wrong?
A. Judgment
B. Morality
VII.
What is the meaning of human history?
A. Completion
B. Service
Running head: HEALTHCARE PROVIDER AND FAITH DIVERSITY
Healthcare Provider and Faith Diversity
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Healthcare Provider and Faith Diversity
The engagement with people from different religious dimensions is important in ensuring
that there is focus on the wellbeing and the health of the individuals. The role that religion plays
guides their belief on healthcare efforts and this helps in focusing on the different roles that help
the practitioners to administer their services. The debates on religion are centered on the attitudes
of the faith that they have towards their healing process. The advancement in technology leads to
the need to focus on the orientation of the different models in healthcare and the ability to
enhance the prolonging of life. The spiritual aspect of healthcare involves looking at the different
roots that guide the recognition of the supreme power, and the linking of this affects the attitudes
of the individuals towards their treatment process. The representation of the different types of
faith leads to the need to focus on the care expected, and this is important in helping to give them
the care expected.
What is prime reality?
The prime reality of Christianity is defined as the God that is infinite and is defined as the
one that created the universe. Christians view the nature of the things that happen around us as
the having different dimensions of spirituality, and this helps in the understanding of the various
dimensions in healthcare that are important in relating with the patients ...
