[nsmith72]

Hi all
Im wondering if anyone is knowledgable on Pentecostal beliefs?
I was scrubbed for operation that patients family, particularly husband, requested that removed body organs (cancerous) be given to them???

This totally blew my mind, no body I work with knew why they wanted them.
I can only assume their belief system requires all body parts be buried with them???

Im on a mission of understanding , appreciate any help or info on the topic
Thankyou
nicki smith
australia

[jmgrn65]

I have had some experience with pentecostal and have some training in cultural diversity. As far as I know that is not a pentecostal preference.
Can you give body parts to families?
We have had to stop, due to it being biohazard waste etc.

[santhony44]

I've had pretty wide experience with Pentecostal beliefs here in the US and have never run into this at all.

Maybe it is this patient's particular church, or even that particular family?

[Lacie]

Baptised and raised pentecoastal. This is a new one on me!! Honestly never heard of this.

[BGgirl]

Also been a pentecostal all my life and have never heard of such a thing. Must have been a family/patient preference.

[tryingtomakeit]

Pentecostal here as well and I would let em keep my innards!

[nerdtonurse?]

There's a really good book, Religions in America (can't remember the author). There's a small chapter on everthing from pentecostals to baptists, to b'hai, to hindu, etc. Each chapter is written by a rabbi, preacher, whatever from that religion, so you don't get a "well, as a X I think the Y's do this...." I use it in my RCIA classes when I get someone from a religion I don't know anything about...

[TazziRN]

In any case, it's my understanding that it is against the law to do this because a) removed body parts need to be path'd. B) Biohazardous waste.

[bcskittlez]

Did you just assume that it was because of their pentacostal beliefs? What indication did he give you that said it was in regard to his "religious beliefs"? This is not a pentacostal practice.

[chigap]

Othodox Jews and New Zealand Maori people believe that one must be buried with all body parts. I am sure there are others.