Hospital Handbook. James T. Wagner

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      THE

      HOSPITAL

      HANDBOOK

      A PRACTICAL

      GUIDE TO

      HOSPITAL VISITATION

       Revised Edition

       Lawrence D. Reimer

       James T. Wagner

       Foreword by Wayne E. Oates

      We acknowledge with gratitude the following permissions:

      •from The New English Bible © The Delegates of the Oxford University Press and The Syndics of the Cambridge University Press, 1961, 1970.

      •from the Good News Bible copyright © American Bible Society, 1976.

      •from Psalms/Now © 1973 Concordia Publishing House

      • from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyrighted 1946, 1952, © 1971, 1973, the Division of Education and Ministry of the National Council of Churches of Christ. (Some RSV passages have been slightly altered, with the Division's consent, to reflect inclusive language.)

      Copyright © 1984, 1988 Morehouse-Barlow Co., Inc.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copright holder.

      Morehouse Publishing 4775 Linglestown Road Harrisburg, PA 17105

      Morehouse Publishing is an imprint of Church Publishing Incorporated.

       Library of Congress Cataliging-in-Publication Data

      Reimer, Lawrence D.

       The hospital handbook.

       Includes bibliographies.

       1. Church work with the sick–Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Pastoral medicine–Handbooks, manuals, etc.

      I. Wagner, James T. II. Title

      BV4335.R43 1988

      259'.4 88-1790

      ISBN 978-0-8192-1470-6

       Printed in the United Satates of America

       08 09 10 11 10 9

      Dedication

      to Mary Anne

       and

       Scott Wagner

       Sandy,

       Matthew

       and

       Christopher Reimer

      CONTENTS

       Introduction

       1

       TODAY'S HOSPITAL

       It's Not Like Where You Were Born

       A Revolution You Ought to Know About

       Private for Profit, Not-For-Profit

       Meaning for Ministry, Lay Persons, and the Church

       2

       YOU'RE AN OUTSIDER

       How Do You Get Inside?

       People Who Can Help

       Getting Oriented

       The Visit

       Etiquette and Protocol

       Consulting With the Physician

       3

       THE MINISTER IS A TEAM MEMBER

       Getting Into the Game

       Activating the Role of Minister

       Understanding the Organization of the Hospital

       Various Types of Health Care Settings

       Rights, Privileges, and Functions

       Community Resources

       Chaplain-Pastor Collaboration

       4

       RESOURCES FOR PRAYER, SCRIPTURE AND SACRAMENT

       5

       SPECIAL SITUATIONS

       The AIDS Patient

       The Child is a Patient

       Terminal Illness

       Rituals of Faith and Particular Practices

       Psychiatric Hospitalization

       Hospitalization and the Adolescent: A Systems Approach

       6

       MEDICAL ETHICS AND THE PASTOR

       Becoming a Patient

       Patient Rights and Responsibilities