RT Article
T1 Psalm body help us: Hearing the lament of health care professionals
JF Review and expositor
VO 119
IS 1/2
SP 125
OP 131
A1 Harootunian-Cutts, Jacquelyn
A1 Deters, Samuel
A2 Deters, Samuel
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1826753486
AB The COVID-19 pandemic has led to burdensome moral distress for health care professionals in the United States. Despite being initially hailed as “heroes” by the American public, health care professionals have encountered unique barriers to healing in the context of the devastating pandemic. Unfortunately, the health care system was ill-equipped to deal with the dramatic surge in moral distress caused by the pandemic. The church, and faith-based health care systems, can play a crucial role for hearing the lament of morally distressed health care professionals and attending to them as a community toward moral reintegration. We suggest that the Psalms offer an entry point both for those who need to express their lament of moral distress and those who accompany health care professionals in seeking structural changes, advocating for needed resources for patient care, and attaining the important goal of spiritual healing.
K1 Psalms
K1 Psalm 69
K1 Moral Distress
K1 Lament
K1 Health Care
K1 Covid-19 Pandemic
DO 10.1177/00346373221129172