| The
dates for the 2008 Faith Community/Parish Nurse Preparation Program classes have been
set. The program consists of three 8-hours days (8:30AM - 4:30PM) and
three 3-hour evening sessions (5:30PM - 8:30PM) (note
schedule for June sessions). Classes will be held at Memorial
Health Care System's downtown (Glenwood) campus in Chattanooga, TN. The program culminates
with the Celebration of Faith Community/Parish Nursing. If you are interested
or know of anyone interested in the Faith community/Parish Nurse Preparation Program,
invite them to contact Connie Blake, Coordinator of Faith community/Parish Nursing at 495-6163.
To locate Memorial Health Care System's downtown campus, go to www.mapquest.com
and use 2525 de Sales Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404 as the hospital's
street address.
The program combines factual information and theological
reflection on specific situations to prepare Registered Nurses to serve
as Parish Nurses in their congregations and discover new understandings
of whole-person care.
Roles of the Parish
Nurse include:
- Health educator
- referral resource
- personal health
counselor
- Interpreter of the
relationship between faith and health
- Developer of
support groups
- Volunteer
coordinator.
Topics discussed in
the classes include (but are not limited to):
- setting up
the Faith Community/Parish Nurse
Ministry within the congregation (documentation, supplies, budget)
- legal and ethical implications
-
confidentiality
- access to community resources
-
approaches to grief and bereavement
- spiritual assessment and care of
self
- theological
reflection.
Contact hours (33) are offered through an area University.
Requirements for the program include:
- completion of
written application (click here for the application in Adobe
.PDF
format)
- proof of valid, current RN
License in the State where the ministry will be established;
- active participation in
faith community to be served;
- clergy endorsement
- interview with the
coordinator prior to acceptance into the class
- tuition
deposit.
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to open .PDF files available as free download at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
| Class
3 |
Monday,
August 18 & 25 and Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Tuesday evening
September 16, 30 and October 14, 2008
Celebration:
Tuesday October 21, 2008
Application
process must be completed by August 11, 2008 |
Contact the Faith
Community/Parish Nurse
Coordinator
at Memorial Health Care System for additional information including the
cost of the program.. |