Nursing with dignity. Part 9: Jehovah's Witnesses.
This article describes the main teachings and customs of Jehovah's Witnesses. It offers some guidelines to enable nurses to provide sensitive and appropriate care to patients who are Jehovah's Witnesses.
Simpson
June
J
Queen Margaret Hospital, Fife Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Dunfermline.
D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000523:psychology; D002835:Christianity / Q000523:psychology*; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D006801:Humans; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000523:psychology