عنوان

Decoding miracles: The ethics of engaging religious and spiritual perspectives in the neonatal intensive care unit

Number

TL48716

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Decoding miracles: The ethics of engaging religious and spiritual perspectives in the neonatal intensive care unit

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Meghan S. Hall

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

King, Nancy M. P.

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Wake Forest University

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2015

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

118

Text of Note

Committee members: Doron, Mia; Iltis, Ana S.

Text of Note

Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-89173-7

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

M.A.

Discipline of degree

Bioethics

Body granting the degree

Wake Forest University

Text preceding or following the note

2015

Text of Note

There are few places in a hospital that have as rich a bed of ethical, moral, and religious issues as the NICU. Physicians and staff of the NICU find themselves on the cusp of life and death caring for tiny lives wracked with illness. A conglomerate of ethical issues makes communication paramount for parents and practitioners in ascertaining best outcomes for babies. In this thesis I focus on religious and spiritual perspectives introduced to neonatal care by parents and families in statements and questions such as "We are praying for a miracle"; "We believe there will be a miracle"; "We believe you/God will perform a miracle"; and "Do you believe in miracles?" I examine the miracle teachings of Abrahamic religions Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to better understand what miracles are and when and why they have been recorded as happening. To understand the physician/patient relationship and shared decision making process, I recount the history of the physician/patient relationship. Finally, I examine what potential responses from physicians and care team members hinder or facilitate the therapeutic alliance. I propose that if properly addressed, miracle language can be a miracle for the NICU practitioners and support staff in helping the therapeutic alliance.

Medical Ethics

Subject Term

Health and environmental sciences;Bioethics;Physician-family relationship;Religious language;Shared decision making;Spirituality

Li, Qi

King, Nancy M. P.

Subdivision

Bioethics

Wake Forest University

Call Number

1780988699; 1593050

Electronic name

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[Thesis]

276903

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