Stereotypes In Nursing

People often think that nurses were fundamentally the doctor’s handmaidens. I do not believe in that stereotype on nurses. Nurses do more than the people know. Nurses provides support to patients and their families in emotional, physiological, and religious ways. Many other studies or professions can make a connection to the life of Francis or Jesus Christ. Nevertheless, the fact is that nurses and any other jobs in medical field can relate their work with Christianity more deeply. Nurses are the ones who are able to share her experience as a Christian with patients and follow the steps of Francis and Jesus Christ. Francis followed and imitate the love of Jesus Christ. Both loved others without judging. Jesus Christ healed patients without
When Francis preached to the Egyptian sultan and other Muslims, he could not convert their religious faith in Christ. Francis accused and punished himself for failing evangelism, yet he accepted and became aware of difference in his culture and religion from Muslims’. As our country develops into more diverse, so does patients’ community. It is common to have a collision of opinions between the nurse and the patient because of different religious attitude of each. When there is a collision, “Acceptance becomes a powerful tool, but one that demands solidarity between nurse and patient” (Mararac). When the nurse respects and accepts patient’s different religion from her or his, the patient becomes to chuff up himself during his or her stressful time at hospital. That acceptance will provide the patient comfortable environment under the nurse’s care. By setting the patient at ease, there is no doubt that patient’s health will be improve in double
Jesus picked uneducated and ordinary people as His disciples. Despite of them being ignorant, uneducated, and bookless, Jesus still showed His affection and respect them with all His heart. Jesus and His disciples worked to build trust with them. The disciples following Jesus’s orders, teachings and gospel made them to have undeniable transformation. Every one of disciples came from different background, politics, and occupations, still Jesus Christ and each of them “[did not] underestimate anyone” (Ortberg). This team successfully saved and increased the number of God’s children. Their outstanding teamwork and respect to each teammate contributed a glorious page of Christian