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A New Paradigm for Health Faith Community Nursing: A New Paradigm for Health Faith Community Nursing Marcia A. Schnorr, RN, EdD
A faith community nurse…: A faith community nurse… Is a registered nurse with specialized education in the integration of faith and health
Reaches out to people of all ages
Promotes health in individuals, groups, the faith community, and beyond
Follows all applicable nursing laws and standards for practice
Continued…: Continued… Has a unique blend of expertise in nursing and skills in basic spiritual care
Is in team ministry with the clergy
Modern History: Modern History Parish Nursing was introduced by Granger Westberg (mid 20th century) in Chicago
There is an estimated 5000 faith community nurses in the United States
Faith community nurses can be found in various faith communities
A World Forum for Faith Community Nursing has representatives from several countries
Global Overview: Global Overview World Forum: USA, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, Swaziland, Korea, New Zealand…
“Some interest”: Costa Rica, Cuba, Kenya, and others
How to Start Faith Community Nursing: How to Start Faith Community Nursing Begin with prayer
Establish a “health cabinet”
Educate
Complete a needs assessment
Begin…
Potential Faith Community Nurse: Potential Faith Community Nurse Salaried or unsalaried
Part-time or full-time
Institutional or faith community based
Solo or team
Essential Traits: Essential Traits Spiritual maturity
Competent
Responsible
Good communicator
Licensed as required by law
Roles for Faith Community Nurse: Roles for Faith Community Nurse Health educator
Personal health counseling
Liaison with the community
Coordinator of caregiving volunteers
Integration of faith and health
Faith community Nursing: Faith community Nursing Christian
Muslim
Jewish
other
Health Ministry: Health Ministry Opportunities for other health care professionals and paraprofessionals
Will need to adjust the scope of ministry to remain within the limits of education and standards for practice
Faith Community Nursing Education : Faith Community Nursing Education Specialized courses offered in short intensive workshops (usually less than a week)
Distance learning options include more content and could be offered in different formats (e.g. on-line, correspondence, other)
Spiritual care component specific to faith community—or generic allowing individual to adapt to own religion.
Words of advise…: Words of advise… Continue to pray
Be more concerned with being faithful than with counting numbers
Do not take on too much too soon…but don’t wait too long to do something
Expect frustrations
Expect blessings
Faith Community Nursing: A New Paradigm for Health: Faith Community Nursing: A New Paradigm for Health