i had a patient admitted from a skilled nursing facility/rehab that is an active jw.
the patient had covid-19 as did most of the patients at that facility.
typically the local elders are all involved in these admissions but there is a strict no visitor policy which includes clergy.
"I don't buy it. Why would a covid19 patient need blood? Unless it was the antibody plasma treatment"
You would need to take the time to read what I wrote to answer that question. His hgb was 6.9. Typically the physicians order 1 unit of PRBC if under 7.0. His blood transfusion wasn't to treat COVID-19 it was to treat his anemia.
What is so hard to comprehend here?
i had a patient admitted from a skilled nursing facility/rehab that is an active jw.
the patient had covid-19 as did most of the patients at that facility.
typically the local elders are all involved in these admissions but there is a strict no visitor policy which includes clergy.
I had a patient admitted from a skilled nursing facility/rehab that is an active JW. The patient had covid-19 as did most of the patients at that facility. Typically the local elders are all involved in these admissions but there is a strict no visitor policy which includes clergy. This patient's poa is his/her daughter that approved a blood transfusion when the patient's hgb dropped to 6.9. The patient normally is alert and oriented and makes their own decision but not on this admission. I had to administer the blood transfusion because the patient assigned RN was also a JW, though they didn't know each other. Which is another interesting topic because there are 2 RNs on my unit that are active JW. One is willing to administer blood transfusions and the other refuses. She won't even set it up or go get the blood.
So I was wondering how many active JW are getting blood transfusions throughout the world since a lot of hospitals are having strict visitor policies. This takes the pressure off JW who don't have family members in there and also the group of elders that visit frequently.
Then also I was curious how the society or local elders view JW RNs that administer a blood transfusion.
*Last time I posted a clinical experience someone got bent out of shape that I violated HIPAA. I suggest you read up on it if you think this to be the case here. I listed no protected personal information that could identify anyone.*
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/02/19/keego-harbor-jehovahs-witness-mom-triple-murder-suicide/351559002/.
not sure if this question has been asked before but thought it would be interesting to read peoples response..
The first question is if I could be God, would I? No
If you had unlimited powers and could do anything your heart desire then the evil you see today would look like a paradise compared to what you would eventually do. I don't care how benevolent someone thinks they would be, you would do horrible things eventually.
"Power corrupts, Absolute power corrupts absolutely" -- John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton
i had some witness that posted these.
https://www.facebook.com/jwbrothers.org/videos/874849689358755/.
https://www.facebook.com/jwbrothers.org/videos/871968969646827/.
I had some witness that posted these.
https://www.facebook.com/jwbrothers.org/videos/874849689358755/
https://www.facebook.com/jwbrothers.org/videos/871968969646827/
born ins are in a unique position in that we never knew any other way of life.
no birthdays, christmas and overly superstitious family just seemed normal.
when my parents talked about their pre-jw life it seemed like they were talking about completely different people (actually, that's true, the cult had taken their real selves).. so i'd be interested in hearing how your parents were indoctrinated.. my dad.
My father was a high school math teacher, and there was a large JW family that were students. On of his students from that JW family arranged for his elder dad to study with my parents. My parents accepted a bible study and within a year my mother got baptized. My father stayed active for about 8 years but stopped attending meetings and never got baptized.
However, my father defends the witnesses but I think partially it is a defense in how us children were raised. Even though my father was never a witness he enforced their petty rules and we never celebrated holidays. I was never allowed to engage in school activities even though my father was a teacher at that school and was a coach off and on.
My mother became a witness mainly for friends, and they were some horrible friends even to this day.
i had a similar question on my nclex exam for my nursing license.
in the rapid changing beliefs of jws what is the correct answer?.
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I had a similar question on my NCLEX exam for my nursing license. In the rapid changing beliefs of JWs what is the correct answer?
just curious how we all think.. what prompted or influenced your choice of username for this forum?.
there are some really amazing names, and it would be great to hear the stories behind them.... mine was nothing fancy.
i just felt "stuck in a rut too" along with so many others.
Mine is the word they used to explain new light. They weren't wrong it's just adjusted knowledge.
i could never understand why some people who know the truth about the "truth" ever go back.
once you understand all the hypocrisy and negatives, i would think it's almost impossible to go back!.
There is no aspect of the religion that would be enticing. When I was a child I thought they had all the answers. But as an adult with critical thinking skills, I know their teachings are uneducated fantasy based upon greed and control.
I keep thinking back to the people of my youth that I thought were intelligent people, and realize they were bumbling idiots. I'm now 40 with a great career and financial assets. I travel the world and enjoy life, something that wouldn't have happened as a JW. I went to visit my mother and those same people from my youth are in their 60's and 70s. They are in poverty and still are a slave to the religion in mind, spirit, and body.
i'm in japan for three weeks visiting my sister-in-law and brother.
the people are so polite and i came across two female jw using the cart.
it is the same experience i noticed back in the states.
I'm in Japan for three weeks visiting my sister-in-law and brother. The people are so polite and I came across two female JW using the Cart. It is the same experience I noticed back in the States. The two Japanese women are just standing there smiling and everyone is ignoring them. I understand the appeal to the rank & file as it is an easy way to get the hour requirements in. But for the JW organization I doubt it is a useful recruiting tool. The college I attended I never saw one student engage in a conversation with the JW and their book cart.
