This week, you learned that a healthcare worker will be exposed to a diverse population of individuals on a daily basis. While medical professionals must have the highest level of technical skill, they must also have the highest level of professionalism. That level of professionalism requires healthcare workers to be educated on different cultures, different religions, different sexual orientations, and different socioeconomic classes because those differences will change the type of care that the patient will require from the caregiver.

For this prompt, you will each choose one culture, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic class from the following list: Muslim, Hispanic, Native American, Indian, Russian, Baptist, Catholic, Jewish, Jehovah’s Witness, Amish, Christian Scientist, Islamic, Buddhist, homosexual, transgender, low-income, middle class, or upper class.

In your post, first educate your classmates on general knowledge of your category of patients. Next, discuss the specific beliefs of that category of individuals that a medical professional would need to know in order to provide proper care. Finally, discuss any specific actions that a medical professional can take to accommodate the beliefs of that category of individuals.

Week 1 Discussion Answer

For the first week discussion prompt, I chose the group of religiously affiliated people called Amish in the United States of America, a group of people who live a modest life centered unto their faith while separating themselves from the rest of the world, especially with the modern-day lifestyle (Talpos, 2016). According to Britannica (2021), the Amish Mennonite (commonly known as Amish) is a group member of Christianity in North America, which started in the late 17th century originating from the followers of Jakob Ammann and the Old Order Amish Mennonite Church