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Religious contacts and religious practices
Essential Practice Point 2
- The movement has home teachers whose role includes visiting members in hospital. Church elders perform religious ceremonies. The person or family will normally know the name of their home teacher or the contact number for an elder. This contact needs to be sourced from the person on arrival so that appropriate support can be contacted as necessary. If these contacts are not known, a contact may be sourced directly by the healthcare setting through the number provided at the end of the section.
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- Home teachers conduct blessings of the sick and dying, which involve anointing with oil and laying of hands upon the head of the sick person.
Family dynamics and decision making
Some members are converts from other religions. There is a possibility of conflict in relation to religious services if family members do not respect this choice. Here, as in other cases, the wishes of the person are paramount.
Blood Transfusion and Organ Transplantation
There is no religious objection to these matters.
