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Parish Nursing |
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About This Nursing Job Role |
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Parish Nurse (Christian Nursing / Faith Community Nursing) |
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Job Description |
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Parish nurses focus on prevention and health-promoting programs and do not do "hands-on" care, such as dressings, invasive procedures, personal care, etc (we are not covered by insurance to do invasive-care procedures).
They care for others, through teaching, counseling, referring, advocating, and
involving others in providing care.
Parish nursing focuses on the total health/healing of the client -- body,
mind, and spirit -- and works within the faith community.
Academic Roles: Health educators and counselors, referral sources, volunteer coordinators, and health advocates.
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Job Qualifications |
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Parish nurses are registered nurses, most of whom have several
years’ (or more) nursing experience in hospital-based or community-based
settings.
Requirements: Basic preparation course of about 30+ hours
of classes, lectures providing information about topics, including the theology
of health, working in a church, legal issues, and discussions on the parish
nurses' different roles.
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Interfaith Education |
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Parish Nursing
Health Information Resources: Provides many educational options for those
looking to pursue a career in parish nursing. Also provides a standardized
core curriculum for parish nurse education. |
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Associations |
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Health Ministries Association
(HMA): Health Ministries Association (HMA) is support network for people of faith who promote whole-person health through faith groups in the communities they serve. |
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Congregational Health Ministry and Parish Nursing: We seek to alleviate human suffering and elevate the human condition by responding to emergency and enabling struggling people to become self-sufficient.
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Mennonite Nurses Association
(MNA): An organization dedicated to the promotion of nursing and the provision of support for Christian nurses within the Anabaptist tradition. |
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Nurses
Christian Fellowship (NCF): Encourages students, faculty and nurses to
explore and connect Christian faith and nursing, and provide resources that help
nurses practice nursing from a Christian worldview. Job
listing. |
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Nurses Christian Fellowship of Canada (NCF): Nurses Christian Fellowship (NCF), a ministry of Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF), seeks to help nurses and nursing students know Christ and make Him known. |
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Nurses Christian Fellowship International (NCFI): Today NCFI links nurses at all levels in all areas of the nursing profession through a growing number of member fellowships while maintaining contact with nurses in over 100 non-member countries.
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Related Links |
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Center for Bioethics & Human
Dignity: Obtains information on bioethics from a Christian perspective. |
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The Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA):
Made up of the Christian Medical Association (CMA) and the Christian Dental Association (CDA). CMDA provides resources, networking opportunities, education, and a public voice for Christian healthcare professionals and students. |
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Hospital Christian Fellowship: Teaches healthcare professionals, caregivers and volunteers how to meet the spiritual needs of their patients and fellow workers through evangelism, prayer and discipleship. |
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Christian Connections for International Health (CCIH):
The mission of Christian Connections for International Health is to promote international health and wholeness from a Christian perspective. |
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Free Sample RN Resumes also available. |
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Leading Books |
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Christian Nursing Books
Listing of top rated books available in the filed of Christian Nursing. |
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Parish Nursing Books:
Listing of top rated books available in the filed of Parish Nursing. |
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Official Publication |
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Journal of Christian Nursing: Deals with patients' spiritual needs and spiritual care, missions and cross-cultural ethical, bioethical issues, personal and spiritual growth, and professional nursing issues.
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Parish Nursing Journals:
Listing of top rated journal publications available in the filed of Parish
Nursing. |
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Degree Programs |
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If you would like to advance your nursing career, accredited
online degree programs available.
RN to MSN,
RN to BSN or
LPN to BSN degree.
College network provides all types of nursing degrees via an accredited online
curriculum. |
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Nursing Degrees
Online: List of Top Rate Accredited Schools that provide Nursing &
Healthcare Degrees & certificates. |
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More Information |
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To read more about the role of a parish nurse, job opportunities
and related sites, visit the listed associations and parish
nurse
links listed above. |
