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Parish Nursing |
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What is Parish Nursing? |
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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. |
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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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Parish Nursing: Website
offers a host of information on parish nursing, standards of practice, role of a
parish nurse and where to find work. Excellent resource for nurses. |
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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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Job Search |
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Parish Nurse Jobs/Employment: Listing of Parish Nurse jobs
available in all 50
states. Excellent job resource. |
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Leading Books |
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Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins:
Search for top rated books & journals in the field 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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Degree Programs |
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If you would like to advance your nursing career, accredited
online degree programs available.
RN to PhD,
RN to MSN,
RN to BSN or
LPN to BSN degree. |
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Nursing Degrees
Online: List of Top Rate Accredited Schools that provide Nursing &
Healthcare Degrees & certificates. |
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Parish Nursing Gifts |
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Parish Nurse Gifts:
All occasion gifts for
Parish Nurses. Greeting cards and gifts designed to pay tribute
to the hard work of Parish Nurses and commend them for a job well done.
Buy all occasion gifts for Parish Nurses: mugs, pajamas, tee shirts, tote bags,
teddy bears and more. |
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