Re: Nurse supended for offering to pray
 

Eric – when they say suspended it means they hang them.

However a nurse or doctor or anyone else should keep their religious beliefs to themselves and not bother the patients unless the patient actually asks.

Once upon a time the patient’s religion was written on the name plate over the bed and the hospital chaplain would go round the wards talking to all patients regardless of their religious leanings.

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when i was in hospital a priest or some god sorta person wearing black ( may have been the grim reeper for all i know) asked me if i would like to pray and i declined but he left adding that he would pray for me no the less

i replied that while he was at it , if he was passing could he pick me up a chicken strip meal from KFC if he realy wanted to help

my ex later turned up with a pot noodle so maybe i shoulda prayed after all..

FOR CHICKEN

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they don't have religion written on name plates these days, but Iv'e had many chaplains/priests or whatever coming to beds and they just introduce themselves and blah blah..most just move on to the next bed.. funny enough never seen a muslim/buddist/hari krisnah etc !

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If god was paying attention to peoples health needs there wouldnt be anyone in hospital to pray for

the nearest thing god ever came close to the NHS with was jesus the free walking talking health plan and god stuck him on a cross and killed him where he did no one any good:rolleyes:

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I don't think the patient was in hospital. The newspaper report points to her being at home and the nurse being a health visitor. She may have been a rather over-zealous health visitor, in the religious sense, but it hardly seems like a criminal offence.

I'm an atheist, myself, but her actions would have amused rather than worried me. She didn't indulge in a harangue or try to convert the lady she just said, "Shall I say a prayer for you?" I honestly don't think it was any big deal.

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Thats right..no "big deal".. so why do the BBC and press make it a "big deal" ?

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cos crap sells, i mean how many watch "Big Brother" n the like or think "Corrys" real life.:D;)

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Yep ..and it was posted in the Sun newspaper.. the news paper that had a front page of "exorcist called in to rid hospital of ghosts"..come on Less.. summat better eh?

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At the end of the day, she was bringing her faith into her professional duties, which is against the rules I'm afraid. :(

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beyond dispute that, but whats the "big news" wi owt like that.:confused:

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Got us talkin' hasn't it ?

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I don't care who prays for me, just so long as they don't expect me to join in.

The nurse could have saved herself a whole heap of trouble, by just communing with her God in silent prayer, without the need to tell the poor soul with the ulcerated legs she was praying for her.

The patient, and the authorities etc. would have been none the wiser.

The only evidence that any prayers had been said at all, would have been when the bandages were removed, and the patient's legs were miraculously cured.

:D

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in an age where doctors and carers are murdering their patients or peopel they care for teh moaning mini shoud be greatfull all this woman did was offer to pray for her

i wonder if her illness made her so miserable and grumpy that she had ran out of things to moan about and saw the offer of prayer an opportunity to bend somones ear for an hour while she moaned about it

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Maybe the chaplian that came to Jambutty's bed got abit over the top.. live vid
YouTube - MC Hammer - Pray

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Well from what I can see it wasn't actually the patient that made a complaint it was another nurse who had heard about the issue. When I as last in hospital there were two people came round on ward visits, one was an RC hospital visitor (not a priest) and a C of E minister who, even though I said I was RC, still stopped or a chat. Myself I think its a total storm in a tea cup