title: Holistic nursing: the challenge of Jehovah's Witnesses and the issues of blood.
abstract: This paper explores the issue of blood transfusion from the perspective of a Jehovah's Witness. Deborah discusses the spiritual values underlying the religious commitment of Jehovah's Witnesses and offers many alternatives to blood transfusion.
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authors.lastname: Jamieson
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D002835:Christianity / Q000523:psychology*; D003657:Decision Making; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D016312:Treatment Refusal