chapter 22 ppt

Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Chapter 22: Faith-Oriented Communities and Health

Ministries in Faith Communities


Chapter Highlights

• Faith communities as centers for community health

• Cultural and developmental features of faith community work

• Integration of body, mind, and spirit in whole person health

• Health promotion in faith communities


Parish Nursing

• A specialty practice of nursing having registered nurses contribute to the health and wholeness of people in the context of a faith community

• The parish nurse is part of the ministry staff of the congregation and serves the illness needs of individual people, families, and the entire faith community.


Faith Community Nursing

• Equivalent to parish nursing; used in settings in which the word “parish” may have no meaning or association

• This broader term is the preferred term, but many original documents used “parish nursing” as the title for the role.


Nursing in Faith Communities

• Faith community nursing provides the following support:

– Health promotion

– Health screening

– Health teaching

– Care for individual people and groups associated with the congregation


Question

Is the following sentence True or False?

Parish nurses established the first hospitals.


Answer

False

Rationale: In ancient times, families and religious communities served as a primary source of health and illness care. Religious groups and monasteries established the first hospitals.


History of Faith Community Nursing

• Faith community nursing is a fairly recent concept; however, in ancient times, families and religious communities served as a primary source of health and illness care.

• Religious groups and monasteries established the first hospitals.

• Granger Westberg, a Lutheran Minister and hospital chaplain, began “parish nursing” in the 1980s.


Spiritual Care

• Care of the human spirit that may include dealing with the meaning of health, illness or loss, relationships with God and others, and which has the goal of peace


Congregation

• Congregation—an organized group of people who share

– Religious beliefs

– Customs

– Practices

• The congregation has an internal governance structure and may be

– Independent

– Affiliated to local or national denominations.


Question

Is the following statement True or False?

Congregation-based model is where the faith community nurse serves a health system with assignment to particular congregational settings. In this model, the parish or faith-based nurse serves as liaison and helps plan and coordinate care, particularly at times of transition.


Answer

False

Rationale: Institution-based model is the faith community nurse serves a health system with assignment to particular congregational settings. In this model, the parish or faith-based nurse serves as liaison and helps plan and coordinate care, particularly at times of transition. Congregation-based model is a faith-based nurse serving a particular faith community by virtue of a contract or job description; supports the concept of faith-based nurse who can be paid or serve as a volunteer.


Models of Faith Community Practice

• A variety of faith-based nursing models exist.

• Congregation-based model—a faith-based nurse serving a particular faith community by virtue of a contract or job description; supports the concept of faith-based nurse who can be paid or serve as a volunteer

• Institution-based model—the faith community nurse serves a health system with assignment to particular congregational settings; in this model, the parish or faith-based nurse serves as liaison and helps plan and coordinate care, particularly at times of transition


The Uniqueness of Faith Communities

• Relationship with the clergy

• Faith community as community


Roles of the Faith-based Nurse

• Integrator of faith and health

• Personal health counselor

• Health educator

• Health advocate

• Referral agent

• Coordinator of volunteers

• Accessing and developing support groups


Scope and Standards of Practice

• Faith-based nurses function by virtue of their license to practice nursing.

• Faith-based nurse functions more independently.


The Nursing Process in Faith Community Nursing

• Assessment and diagnosis include the following:

– What are the common health problems experienced by members of this community?

– What are the chief demographic groups in the congregation?

– What are the health assets of the faith community?

– What environmental health concerns exist in the congregation?


The Nursing Process in Faith Community Nursing (cont.)

• Planning in the context of the faith community includes care of individual people as well as care of the entire faith community.


Question

Is the following statement True or False?

Rationale: Ethical principles that guide nursing practice in general do not apply to nursing in faith communities.


Answer

False

Rationale: All the ethical principles that guide nursing practice in general apply to nursing in faith communities.


Ethical Considerations

• Values, cultural practices, and faith are a part of health.

• The body, mind, and spirit of community members is a primary focus of nursing in faith communities.


Education for Faith-Based Nursing

• Faith-based nurses are often educated for the role in continuing education programs.

• The IPNRC has developed a curriculum that can be delivered in a continuing education format or through a more formal academic program for college credit.

• The curriculum for all participants is developed at the baccalaureate level, even though many faith community nurses have diploma or associate degree preparation.

chapter 22 ppt

Documents

meaning of health

person health health

health system

health ministries

community health cultural

primary source of health

faith community nurse

faith communitiescopyright