Dilemma with a transgender patient

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o_mlly said:
The Catholic Church. Please read the citation given.
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The Catholic Church does not know the nature of everyone in the world! And no disrespect to the church!
 
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ConstantLearner said:
You’ve stated your position on this thread, and I read well.

As I’ve said, not everyone is Catholic.
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My position is with the Catholic Church teaching. If you think I am in error, show me. If you think the Catholic teaching is in error, please give a rational argument why.
 
ConstantLearner said:
The Catholic Church does not know the nature of everyone in the world! And no disrespect to the church!
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Again, start a new thread. I will only further respond on this thread to posts that are on topic with the OP’s question.
 
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o_mlly said:
My position is with the Catholic Church teaching. If you think I am in error, show me. If you think the Catholic teaching is in error, please give a rational argument why.
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You don’t want to go off-topic, or I would.
 
I took it down as I didn’t want to come across in an unloving way…just as a professional health care provider we have to sometimes divorce ourselves from our personal convictions.

Plus I am sitting here with the flu and a fever so it did not seem the best time to wrote such a post 😰
 
Gabrielle said:
will be taking care of him for the next three days and it can get complicated.
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@BoomBoomMancini @Paulfromiowa and @BartholomewB have all 3 back to back given you the correct Christian answer to your issue.
 
BlueMaxx said:
I took it down as I didn’t want to come across in an unloving way…just as a professional health care provider we have to sometimes divorce ourselves from our personal convictions.
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I understand, but you didn’t come across as unloving at all. Hope you feel better!
 
Feanor2 said:
call people what they want to be called
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The only time that would be unacceptable would be in cases of either obscenity or false authority.

For example, if Joe layman wants to be called Pope Joe, I think you would be in the right refusing to call him Pope and just calling him Joe.

Likewise, if Joe wants to be called ****head, you would be in the right refusing to call him the obscene name.

So, if it’s just a man asking to be called a womans name, that’s neither obscene nor false authority…

That’s my take on it anyway, for the time being.
 
Gabrielle said:
I am a nurse, and well, I’m in a dilemma. I have a patient who is in the process of dying who is transgender. This is a man who likes to be addressed as a woman. I obviously know that the transgender ideology is sinful, but my patient is dying and I don’t really want to aggravate him right now. I try my best to avoid pronouns since I don’t want to call him a her, but I was wondering what you all believe is the best way to go about things in this situation. I will be taking care of him for the next three days and it can get complicated.
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I feel bad for her because she should have a nurse who accepts her as she is, especially at this time.

If you can’t address her the way she prefers, then you should talk to your supervisor, tell him or her the truth, and ask to be transferred to another patient.
 
She hasn’t been on for two days and this is the last that patient is going to be there.
 
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People should be addressed how they want to be addressed. Maybe someone doesn’t like their legal birth name and want to be called something different. Maybe they prefer to be called by a nickname or their middle name. It’s rude to insist on using a name against someone’s wishes.
 
buffalo said:
And the other party has the right to stay in reality.
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The reality is that she’s a nurse, not a judge. As a nurse, she has an obligation to make her patient as comfortable as she can and to avoid aggravating or upsetting her.

If a nurse’s “reality” is affected by calling a patient the name the patient prefers, then the nurse isn’t grounded enough to be a nurse.
 
It’s not up to you whether or not a nurse should stay in her profession or not.
 
Thorolfr said:
People should be addressed how they want to be addressed. Maybe someone doesn’t like their legal birth name and want to be called something different. Maybe they prefer to be called by a nickname or their middle name. It’s rude to insist on using a name against someone’s wishes.
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Especially when that person is experiencing his or her final illness and needs comfort and care.
 
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