Religion In Healthcare

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“Each of us judges human reality according to a set of adopted and adapted moral criteria based on such factors as nationality, education, social class, professional occupation, and, of course, religious affiliation.”(Fitzgerald, 2014) With an educational background in Healthcare Management and work experience in healthcare and management positions I have observed religious concepts in the field. Religious concepts are expressed, lived, and revealed through both employee and patient actions. These aspects of religion in the workplace also present challenges, for management in particular. The United States healthcare field has been shaped by basic religious concepts of ancient Greek through the Oath of Hippocratic, and still shows evident …show more content…

Actions in which are considered ethical practices are based on legal and personal choices. Ethical practices can simply be stated as respecting the wellbeing of others. All religions address the meaning of life in some way. Insights from sacred text such as the Bible, the Torah, and the Koran all present revelation and give guidance on how to hold one’s self. Religion addresses many ethical questions. One example from the Bible is the Ten Commandments that mark out sin, and what one should not do. Without ethics, just like without religion in many eyes, would bring on social discord and division. Ethics has to do with one’s character; choices and actions influenced by motives in society. “A careful weighing of the practical outcomes of people's choices leads to the elucidation of moral norms. These are established and enforced by members of a social order because of their perceived truth and applicability for the common good. In a world marked by rapid innovation, ethical judgments allow us to sift the evidence, name our values, and choose our means of achieving the best possible results.”(Fitzgerald, …show more content…

In those times physicians has easy access to treatments which could kill. The Oat was designed as a pledge to respect human life, doing no intentional harm to patients. The Oath was based on the Greek social beliefs and religious concepts, however greatly represented concepts of Christianity as well. The idea that human life is an image of God is upheld in the Oath. The development of medicine in the United States has been greatly influenced by society norm; decrease in traditionally Christian belief system as the norm. We see this trend by examining the Hippocratic Oath, and that core concept of human life being made in the image of God. (Holt,

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