[GSeybold]

Actually this is really prevalent in the US. As a 25 year veteran of the U.S. medical system, I've see caregivers offer prayer thousands of times. I've see them do prayers without permission as well.

Personally, I find it incredibly offensive for any healthcare provider to bring their religion into the hospital or medical office. They can pray silently or when the PATIENT asked but that's about it.

As far as punishment... If the patient didn't ask for it, then the caregiver should not offer and should be held accountable if they do. The last thing a sick patient needs is more stress having to tell a clinician no thanks. This then creates an awkward patient-clinician relationship.

Additionally, look at the legality of this as well. It's about the "what ifs". What if a patient rebuffed an offer of prayer of an overly religious clinician? Would that clinician treat the patient differently after this? If a patient declines a clinician offer of prayer/insight then anything negative that happens to the patient a second after this confrontation can be taken as retaliation. It really puts the facility in a VERY vulnerable situaton for litigation AND puts the clinician in a position of having to defend themselves from criminal wrong-doing, charges.

I have also seen religious clincians treat outwardly religious patients much better than thier other patients. I've seen this many many times. It's disgusting.

Let me say again that from many years experienced with this, I was offended EVERY time a clinician did this to a patient without the patient asking.

I'm so sick of religious people have this superior attitude and trying to convert every person they see. In my personal experience, some of the worst people I know are the overly religious people, in the hospital and out.

Gabby

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Kevin you're not in medicine are you? LOL

Originally Posted by KevinL

Become a robot and don't give a crap about the patient...

This whole world sucks.