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Religious Organizational System

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Religious Organizational System

Cultural diversity affects how healthcare providers approach the issue of care as the

delivery of culturally competent care becomes an important consideration. As evidenced by

Purnell and Fenkl (2019), culture is characterized by multiple factors that help understand a

specific group of people: religious orientation or organization. Religion is a fundamental

aspect of a culture, and when preparing to provide patient-centered care, healthcare providers

must first understand the effect of religion on a patient's healthcare behaviors, choices, and

decisions. Learning about the religious organization is important in incorporating key

religious aspects of this population into the care process to achieve centeredness.

Different religious practices have a different effects on patient behaviors and actions.

For instance, for Catholics, prayer is one of the most fundamental aspects of their religion

and acts as a source of support. Leveraging such a belief in times of a worse diagnosis is

important as it helps the individuals from such a culture cope with such a diagnosis. There is

also a negative aspect of religion on practice. For instance, Jehovah's Witness believes that

organ donation and blood transfusion violate religious beliefs relating to the sacred nature of

human life. As noted by Swihart, Yarrarapu, and Martin (2021), indicate that healthcare

providers must be culturally competent to address religious issues and promote the nursing

practice. The organization system will be fundamental in enhancing one's ability to deliver

culturally-competent care by equipping one with knowledge of the system, its implications,

and how best to interact with patients from such a culture. Religious awareness will help a

nurse develop a culturally-sensitive care plan and focus on addressing the adverse influence

of religion on healthcare practices while using the strengths to improve care outcomes.
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References

Purnell, L. D., & Fenkl, E. A. (2019). Transcultural diversity and health care. In Handbook

for culturally competent care (pp. 1-6). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-

3-030-21946-8_1

Swihart, D. L., Yarrarapu, S., & Martin, R. L. (2021). Cultural Religious Competence In

Clinical Practice. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29630268/