Judaism
Communication is the process of successfully conveying information to the other party and getting feedback. It is essential to ensure the receiver gets the exact intended message. Communication entails the following aspects verbal, non-verbal, written, and visual. Jewish Americans are Americans who believe in Judaism, which is the ethnic religion comprising of religious, cultural, and legal traditions of Jewish people. They believe in God and their religion is dictated by the Torah, the first five books of the bible. Most of the Jews speak the language of the country they live in although they pray in Hebrew. A nurse needs to appreciate the Jew’s religion and culture when they take care of such patients. Proper communication is highly recommendable. Jews embrace verbal communication and they are against physical contact such as shaking hands and touch, especially when dealing with the opposite gender. The nurse should use modest body language and avoid eye contact among observant Jewish people.
Significantly, while examining the Jews patients the nurse should ask them before making any physical touch to know if they consent. Jewish people value compassion, truth, humility, holiness, love, and peace; therefore they expect nurses to respect their privacy and only share their medical information with relevant personnel.