The Ethics of Prayer and Spiritual Care
Health care practitioners are faced with challenging situations on a daily basis. For this assignment, address the following Ethical Principle Questions from Chapter 2 of your course text. This will help you determine your personal comfort level when faced with challenges as well as identify appropriate ways of addressing those challenges.
In a two to three page paper (excluding title and reference pages), respond to the following:
1. What should I do if a patient or their family asks me to pray with them?
2. What should I do if patients or their family ask me to pray with them?
3. Can I give spiritual care if the patient or the family is of a different faith?
4. Should I initiate prayer for a patient or family?
5. Is it unethical to pray for a patient without his or her consent?