JEWISH CASE STUDY
Complete the following:
Amish case study
Jewish Case study #1
JEWISH CASE STUDY #1
Selecting a “typical” Jewish cl
ient is difficult. An ultra-Or
thodox Jew has a particular set
of special needs. Yet, it is more common
to see a Jew who is a middle-of-the-road
Conservative.
Sarah is an 80-year-old woman who is
a first-generation American. She was
raised in a traditional Conservative home. Her husband died after 50 years of a strong
marriage. She has three children. Although her home is not kosher, she practices a
variation of kosher-style eating, avoiding por
k and not making dishes that combine
meat and milk.
Two months ago, she was diagnosed w
ith pancreatic cancer. Surgery was
attempted, but the cancer was already in an advanced stage. Chemotherapy was started,
but the cancer has progressed and is not re
sponding to the medications. She is having
difficulty eating because of the pressure of
the tumor on the gastrointestinal tract.
Discussions are being held to determine
whether or not treatme
nts should be stopped
and whether hospice care should be initiated.
Her hospital room is always filled with visitors.
Study Questions
1. What must you anticipate in discussi
ng with Sarah her wi
shes regarding the
continuation of medical care?
2. How would you respond to
her initial decision to ha
ve surgery and initiate
chemotherapy?
3. What questions do you need to ask in
the initial patient interview to assess her
degree of religious practice? How will
you determine her spirituality needs?
4. What is your understanding of the reas
on she has so many visitors in her room?
5. Is hospice care appropriate for this patient?
6.
Sarah dies with her family at her bedsid
e. What interventions can you take at the
time of death to demonstrate religious sens
itivity to the family? What questions do
you need to ask the family?
7. Describe three genetic or heredita
ry diseases common with Ashkenazi Jews.
8. Describe Jewish burial
rituals and grieving process.
9. Discuss the laws of Kashrut in regard to
food practices for observant Jewish clients.
10.
What should the health-care provider keep
in mind when entering a Jewish home to
provide care?
11. Distinguish between the terms
Sephardic
and
Ashkenazi
.
12. How might a non-Jewish and a Jewish cowo
rker share holidays in the workforce?
13. What is the official language
the Jewish people use for prayer?
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AMISH CASE STUDY
Elmer and Mary Miller, both 35 years old, liv
e with their five children in the main
house on the family farmstead in one of th
e largest Amish settlements in Indiana.
Aaron and Annie Schlabach, aged 68 and 70, live in the attached grandparents’
cottage. Mary is the youngest of their ei
ght children, and when she married, she and
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