June 2008 Volume 8, Issue 10
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Do You Remember
Your Call? May
8, 2008 proved to be a delightful evening of good food and fellowship as
16 Parish Nurses and 2 guests came together to celebrate our Network’s
3rd Annual Parish Nurses Day. Sister Eileen Wrobleski, Memorial’s Senior
Vice President of Mission Integration and Barbara Weinhold, past
Coordinator joined in the celebration. Ministry stories and updates on
prayer requests were shared. The evening culminated with a
call-to-ministry Power Point presentation “Do You Remember Your Call?”
using Scriptural calls from past graduates of Memorial Parish Nurse
Preparation Program. Members from nine of our 16 classes were represented;
stories or class experiences were relived and shared — a wonderful
reminder that, though many, we are one! Below is the prayer from the
evening. Loving
God, We
have come together during Nurses Week to celebrate Parish Nurses Day; but
we are ever-mindful that without you, we wouldn’t be here. Under your
guidance Faith Community/Parish Nurse/Health Ministry continues to grow in
our area. We have been blessed with women and men of faith who embraced
the concept of health ministry, learned more about whole person health and
wellness, and in some instances braved new territory to make the ministry
happen in their faith communities. Our stories are important and we are
grateful for the opportunity to come together to celebrate those stories.
We ask you to bless us as we continue our ministry with your people. Bless
those around us who continue to support and encourage us and who remind us
that it is not about us but it is about your Love for us that sustains us
in ministry. Bless this food that it may nourish our body, mind, and spirit so we can continue this work of yours. We ask these things in the name of the one who loves us and hears the prayers of our hearts. Amen. |
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"Parish Nurse Harvest .... A chance to share your project and ministry ideas" |
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Mark your calendars - October's PN Network Meeting is going to be a special event!!! It will be held at Rivermont Presbyterian Church on Hixson Pike on October 16th from 5:30PM until 8:00PM. More information coming in future FCN Newsletters. |
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Monthly Newsletter
June 2008 National Health Observances
| Previous Newsletters: | |
| May 2008 Newsletter | January 2008 Newsletter |
| April 2008 Newsletter | |
| March 2008 Newsletter | |
| February 2008 Newsletter | |
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Resources
Each month new information will be added to the website. If you have information/weblinks to share with the PN Network, please send to connie_blake@memorial.org or blakecr@msn.com
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Downloads: click on links below for downloadable information.
New Information
Previously Posted Information
| 2007 American Heart Association Guidelines for Women | North of the River Resources |
| Monthly Stats Form | 2-1-1 Directory |
| Blood Pressure Numbers (revised) | Creating a Healthy Environment |
| How Well Do You Take Care of YOU? | 100 Ways to Cut Calories |
| 2000 Steps | Adult Activities Converted into Steps |
| Walk Equivalents | Kids Activities Converted into Steps |
| Fast Food Report Card | Ounce of Prevention This is actually a poster BUT can be printed to fit standard 8 1/2 x 11 in paper. Follow the directions HERE |
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2008 National Health Observances Calendar or http://www.healthfinder.gov/library/nho/nho.asp?year=2008 |
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Free Contact Hour Courses: http://www.nurse.com/ce/ Look for Sponsored (Free) Courses |
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Domestic Violence Coalition
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Chaplaincy Code of Ethics |
What Churches Can Do |
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Chaplaincy Guidelines |
Clergy Bibliography |
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Denominational Policy
Statements |
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Reminder
Monthly stats reports document the impact of Parish Nursing/Health Ministry in the Chattanooga and Tri-State area. Don't forget to send in your monthly stats report. Even if your PN/HM does only an occasional health event, blood pressure screening, etc., that information is very important. When totaling your numbers, please include the number of screenings done (blood pressure, blood sugar, etc.) in the TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTACTS. For example: 8 initial contacts plus 21 follow-up contacts plus 64 screenings will give a total of 93 contacts for the month. Please try to approximate the number in each age bracket -- these numbers are valuable trend numbers!
Updated 5/27/2008
