Basic Preparation Course for Parish Nurses
Tuesday - Thursday, April 22, 23, 24 &
Wednesday & Thursday, May 21 & 22, 2008
8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Providence St Peter Hospital, Olympia WA
The course is a five-day experience-based program (30 contact hours)
which consists of presentations, small group experiences, interactive
work and play, meditation and creative worship. It has been designed to
help the parish nurse learn to model health as well as to promote
health and healing. With the advent of major changes in health care
delivery, downsizing and restructuring, parish nursing offers new and
meaningful opportunities to care for people in a unique and significant
way. The Parish Nurse roles of health promotion, risk reduction and
disease prevention focus on the whole person, holding the spiritual
dimensions to be central to the practice.
Course materials will include your personal copy of:
- Parish Nurse Resource Notebook
Pacific Lutheran University in cooperation with Northwest Parish Nurse
Ministries of Portland Oregon offers the nationally endorsed
curriculum, Basic Preparation Course for Parish Nurses, that comes
through the International Parish Nurse Resource Center located in Park
Ridge, Illinois. The American Nurses Association now recognizes parish
nursing as a sub-specialty in nursing.
An experiential project is required for all participants. The course is
open to interested RNs with at least two year of nursing experience.
Optional academic is available for BSN prepared RNs.
Topics:
- The Role of the Congregation in Health, Healing & Wholeness
- Theology of Health
- History & Philosophy of Parish Nursing
- The State Nurse Practice Act/ANA Standards of Practice
- Legal Considerations for Parish Nurses
- Assessment: Individual, Family, Congregation
- Functions of the Parish Nurse: Integrator of Faith & Health,
Personal Health Counselor, Health Educator, Referral Agent, Coordinator
of Volunteers, Developer of Support Groups and Health Advocate
- Functioning within a Ministerial Team
- Prayer and Worship Leadership
- Accountability and Documentation
- Health Promotion and Maintenance
- Self Care for the Parish Nurse
- Family Violence
- Grief and Loss
- Ethical Issues in Parish Nursing
Objectives:
- Discuss the philosophy and five major roles within parish nursing practice.
- Explain the legal, ethical and professional guidelines for professional practice as a parish nurse.
- Describe the steps necessary for developing a program of congregational health based upon whole-person healing.
- Develop the advisory committee for a parish nurse program.
- Identify the health and social services available to the faith community in which the student will work.
- Discuss the whole-person approach in relation to individuals at various stages of development.
- Describe the parish nurse role in the integration of faith and health
- Explain the benefits of parish nursing to the faith group, community and the hospital.
CNE CREDIT: 35 contact hours
FEE: $445.00 for Contact Hours
OR
$575.00 for 2 semester hours of Acadmic Credit
For more information and registration contact PLU CNE at 253-535-7683 or ccnl@plu.edu
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