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45. Faith Community Nursing Flashcards

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work w/ individuals, families, and faith communities to coordinate programs and services that significantly affect health, healing, and wholeness

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faith community nurses

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What do faith community nurses do?

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  • balance knowledge and skill in order to facilitate the faith community
  • address health concerns of individuals, families, and groups of all ages
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Who governs the practice of faith community nursing?

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the state (varies by states)

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T/F: faith community nurses should carry their own malpractice insurance

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True; are not working for another entity with insurance

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Profile of a faith community nurse

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  • active license in state of practice
  • BSN or higher
  • completion of foundational coursework in faith community nursing
  • specialized knowledge of spiritual beliefs and practices in community
  • personal spiritual maturity
  • organized/flexible/self-starter/good communicator
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3 characteristics of faith community nurses

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  • believe spiritual dimension is central to practice
  • parish nurse services emphasize strengths of others
  • health, spiritual health, and healing are an ongoing/dynamic process
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5 interventions and programs faith community nursing is involved in

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  • incorporates faith and health into the community using the nursing process
  • facilities collaborative health ministries as an important component of practice
  • explores social demographics and identifies health needs of community
  • determines actionable priorities and plans health promotion and spiritual care initiatives
  • holistic care
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promotes health across the globe; can be a career or short term, volunteer, or part time

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missionary nurse

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work closely w/ pastoral care staff, professional health and members and lay volunteers to provide holist approach to healing

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parish nurse

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What do parish nurses do?

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  • personal health counseling (risk and spiritual assessments, support for chronic diseases, and actual/potential problems)
  • provide health education
  • liaison between faith community and local resources
  • facilitating support groups
  • spiritual support
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