Christian Ethics and Nursing Practice. Richard B. Steele

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      NT New Testament

      OT Old Testament

      RN Registered nurse

      RSV Revised Standard Version

      SPU Seattle Pacific University

      V. (vv.) Verse (verses)

      Scripture

      Hebrew Bible / Old Testament:

      Gen Genesis

      Exod Exodus

      Lev Leviticus

      Num Numbers

      Deut Deuteronomy

      Josh Joshua

      Judg Judges

      Ruth Ruth

      1–2 Sam 1–2 Samuel

      1–2 Kgs 1–2 Kings

      1–2 Chr 1–2 Chronicles

      Ezra Ezra

      Neh Nehemiah

      Esth Esther

      Job Job

      Ps (pl. Pss) Psalms

      Prov Proverbs

      Eccl Ecclesiastes

      Song Song of Solomon

      Isa Isaiah

      Jer Jeremiah

      Ezek Ezekiel

      Dan Daniel

      Hos Hosea

      Joel Joel

      Amos Amos

      Obad Obadiah

      Jonah Jonah

      Mic Micah

      Nah Nahum

      Hab Habakkuk

      Zeph Zephaniah

      Hag Haggai

      Zech Zechariah

      Mal Malachi

      New Testament:

      Matt Matthew

      Mark Mark

      Luke Luke

      John John

      Acts Acts

      Rom Romans

      1–2 Cor 1–2 Corinthians

      Gal Galatians

      Eph Ephesians

      Phil Philippians

      Col Colossians

      1–2 Thess 1–2 Thessalonians

      1–2 Tim 1–2 Timothy

      Titus Titus

      Phlm Philemon

      Heb Hebrews

      Jas James

      1–2 Pet 1–2 Peter

      1–2–3 John 1–2–3 John

      Jude Jude

      Rev Revelation

      Apocryphal / Deuterocanonical Books:

      Tob Tobit

      Jdt Judith

      Add Esth Additions to Esther

      Wis Wisdom of Solomon

      Sir Sirach (or Ecclesiasticus)

      Bar Baruch

      1–2 Esd 1–2 Esdras

      Ep Jer Epistle of Jeremiah

      Sg Three The Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Jews

      Sus Susanna

      Bel Bel and the Dragon

      1–2 Macc 1–2 Maccabees

      3–4 Macc 3–4 Maccabees

      Pr Man Prayer of Manasseh

      Introduction

      “[Jesus is] our nurse . . . our healer.”

      Epistle to Diognetus 9.6, in Richardson, 1953, p. 221

      The Aim and Structure of this Book

      The aim of this book is to show how the religious and moral teachings of the Christian Bible compare, contrast and correlate with the ethical standards of modern nursing, as stated in the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements (hereinafter referred to as the Code; American Nurses Association [ANA], 2015). We intend it to be used as a textbook for courses in nursing ethics at Christian colleges and universities, and it is likely that many of our readers are themselves Christians, who have devoted their lives to caring for the sick, the injured, the elderly, the disabled and the dying as a way of living out their commitment to Jesus Christ. Such readers will presumably have a deep personal interest in knowing how closely the teachings of the Bible match the provisions of the ANA Code. But we recognize that many nursing students at Christian educational institutions belong to other religious traditions—or to none at all. We cherish the hope that this book will be useful to these readers as well. For we hope that they at least feel an interest in the general question of the relationship between “religion” and “health care,” even if they feel no need to reconcile the provisions of the Code with the norms of Christian discipleship mapped out in the Bible.

      To accomplish our aim, we distinguish four main types or “strands” of moral discourse in the Bible—law, holiness, wisdom and prophecy—and correlate each of these strands with two or more of the nine provisions spelled out in the Code (ANA, 2015), as shown in Table 0.1 below. The left column lists the four strands and offers a “theme verse” for each strand. The theme verse for each strand is taken from one of the scriptural passages that will represent that strand later in the book. The relevance of the four theme verses to nursing practice may not be immediately obvious at first glance but will become clear as we proceed. The right column lists the nine provisions of the ANA Code, arranged in four groups, with each group bearing a general thematic correspondence with one of the four strands of biblical moral discourse.

Table 0.1. The Four Strands and the Nine Provisions

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