Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: First Draft

Health care provider and faith diversity: First draft
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Abstract
The world has various faiths and religious orders that health care providers are exposed to daily. This has made health care providers respect ideas and concerns of patients and their families. Health care provision is unbiased according to faith and religious beliefs. A heath care provider is to know in detail, the knowledge of how to perform their tasks without contradicting a patient`s religious belief and faith. Studies have suggested that religion helps towards a patient’s recovery. A strong religious view of a patient is a source of hope in face of adversity, and it strengthens the will to overcome illnesses and get back to their original health.
Introduction
The concept of faith (śraddhā) exists in Buddhism and it exists in Christianity. This essay discusses a comparative analysis of two faith beliefs towards the provision of health care. Christianity and Buddhism are the chosen faith and religion for discussion. The essay will review different religious beliefs and views in regards to healing, prayer and meditation, worldview questions and their implications to heath care. It is impossible to memorize all religions in the world today and so health care providers need to inquire from their patients and relatives about their faith. This would be the crucial aspects to be assimilated with healthcare plans, processes and delivery. The best person that would help achieve this is the patient.
Analysis of Christianity and Buddhism towards providing health care
Buddha and God
What is the prime reality? (Shelly& Miller, 2009)Buddha was enlightened and taught people about his journey and understandings of life. Buddha is not prayed to by Buddhists. He did not claim himself as god. Buddhists do not worship idols of Buddha. They only appreciate and endeavour to live a life like Buddha`s which has inner peace, love and joy. The teachings of Buddha are generalized into being upright, not hurting oneself and others and meditation (Alves; The Buddhist World). This reflects to the health care providers to create an atmosphere where the patient is peaceful and can meditate and concentrate on themselves for their own recovery.
God is Omnipresent, Divine, Omnipotent, Omniscient, and human beings were created in God`s own image. Man came from God and so the ultimate objective of a Christian faith is to be with God. To achieve this, one has to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. Jesus` wisdom came from God`s commandments and so, to get to God, one has to go through Jesus Christ (New International Version). For a health care provider, Christian patients would embody God through their recovery and health care process and so the nurses have to create an environment that reflects on the beliefs of the Christians towards their recovery and wellbeing.
Human being
What is a human being? How do we know what is right and wrong? (Shelly& Miller, 2009)Christians’ core traditions are found in the Christian Bible; old and new testament. They were written by Jesus` disciples. The teachings portray how a Christian should behave. Through following these teachings (doing right), the s...