Can anyone please list the Rastafarians beliefs and nursing interventions that will not disrupt the beliefs ?

Question

Can anyone list the Rastafarians beliefs and how nurses can intervene without disrupting the beliefs for the Rastafarian patients

Answer 1

Basic teachings and Beliefs of Rastafarians: Rastas avoid what they view as the materialistic and corrupt (white) culture, which is called "Babylon," a world of illusion similar to the Buddhist concept of Maya. Rastafarian theology emphasises individual apprehension of God (called Jah), and one who is "dread," that is, God-fearing, an approach to spirituality that is referred to theologically as theosis, or God-becoming.

Rastas have also adopted a form of the Hindu belief in Avatars, holding that Heile Selassie was the last of four incarnations of God which includes Moses, the Hebrew Prophet Elija, and Jesus. Ras Tafari (Selassie) is believed to come from the unbroken line of kings going back to the biblical Solomon, and is widely perceived as the second coming of Christ.

Rasta faithful revere Ganja (marijuana) as a sacrament that aids in the discovery of the "I in I," the true form/will of Jah. Followers are expected to live as pure a lifestyle as possible, avoiding vice an materialistic desires.

Among the prophecies is the expected exodus known as "Back to Africa," when Jah will give the signal for Rastafarians toi 'return' to Ethiopia. there are three sects of Rastafarianism: Bobo Shanti (a seperatist order who ahere to Old Testament law), The Nyahbinghi Order (the oldest sect, named for Queen Nyahbinghi of Uganda), and Twelve Tribes, who believe themselves descendents of the twelve tribes of David.