On 4/25/13 11:36 AM, glen wrote:
So, the question remains, is there a medical benefit to bursting the
beliefs of a patient?
If the patient is asking a for an opinion, and the nurse has no reason
to think the patient's mental faculties are especially compromised, then
I think it is best to engage honestly. It could distract them from
their physical condition.
If the patient is asserting a bunch of random fundamentalist nutcase
things about the nature of the universe and forcing the engagement of an
otherwise uninterested professional, then that patient could be in the
`burst' side of a side-by-side study. (In the case of being an
employee of a hospital with a religious affiliation, this could be
professionally risky.)
If it is not a patient, but a relative or friend, then perhaps the best
thing to do is to direct the conversation to shared journey together and
not on a debate on the extent to which it will end.
Marcus
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