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ABSTRACT: Faith community nurses (FCNs) are well positioned to serve individuals needing community-based healthcare within local healthcare systems, large church denominations, or through the support and resources of nonprofit faith community nursing organizations. This article briefly outlines development of the specialty of faith community nursing and proposes areas of research needed to grow the impact of this nursing specialty. Examples of FCNs working in and collaborating with healthcare systems, educational institutions, and congregations illustrate the value and diversity of FCN services for impacting community-based care. An exhaustive list of national, denominational, and regional organizations supporting FCN practice is included.
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Christianity , Parish Nursing , Humans , Parish Nursing/organization & administration , Community Health Nursing/organization & administration , Nurse's Role , United States , FemaleSubject(s)
Christianity , Empathy , Nursing Care/psychology , Nursing Staff/psychology , Parish Nursing/organization & administration , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Depression among homebound older adults is a significant problem. This pilot project examined the effect of a faith community nurse (FCN) educational intervention based on the CREATION Health Model, on depression in older homebound adults. Results showed a downward trend in depression scores on the Geriatric Depression Scale: Short Form, suggesting that FCN interventions and the CREATION Health Model may be helpful for decreasing depression in this group.
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Depressive Disorder/prevention & control , Homebound Persons , Models, Nursing , Parish Nursing/organization & administration , Aged, 80 and over , Depressive Disorder/nursing , Female , Geriatric Assessment , Health Services for the Aged , Humans , Male , Pilot Projects , Surveys and Questionnaires , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Welcome Day, one specific day in the life of Hartville Migrant Ministry (HMM), a faith-based ministry in Ohio, illustrates the organization's vision, mission, and community collaboration. Migrant and seasonal farm workers, the Migrant Head Start program, HMM and Welcome Day, interprofessional collaboration, and Malone University School of Nursing faculty and students support are discussed. Programs and activities presented here could be reproduced in other communities.
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Community-Institutional Relations , Faculty/psychology , Faith-Based Organizations/organization & administration , Interprofessional Relations , Needs Assessment/organization & administration , Parish Nursing/organization & administration , Students, Nursing/psychology , Transients and Migrants , Adult , Christianity , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Ohio , Organizational Objectives , Young AdultABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: As part of the Association of State and Territorial Health Official's Million Hearts State Learning Collaborative in 2014 and 2015, Washington County, Maryland formed a collaboration between the local health department, health system and faith community nurse network to address the undiagnosed and uncontrolled hypertension in the county. OBJECTIVES: Data were analyzed to determine the effect of a faith community nursing intervention of teaching blood pressure self-monitoring and coaching blood pressure and lifestyle changes in the at-risk and hypertensive population. METHODS: Thirty-nine faith community nurses offered a 3-month blood pressure self-monitoring and coaching intervention in 2014 and 2015 to 119 participants. A secondary data analysis using a repeated measure ANOVA to assess the differences in pre- and post-intervention systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings and a paired t-test to compare pre- and post-lifestyle scores was completed. RESULTS: A total of 109 participants completed the program and were included in the analysis and were showing decreased blood pressure readings and improved lifestyle satisfaction scores in six out of seven areas across the program period. CONCLUSION: Coaching by faith community nurses creates an environment of sustained support that can promote improved lifestyles and blood pressure changes over time.
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Cooperative Behavior , Hypertension/prevention & control , Parish Nursing/organization & administration , Public Health , Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory , Cohort Studies , Female , Humans , Life Style , Male , Maryland , Nursing Evaluation ResearchSubject(s)
Altruism , Cost-Benefit Analysis/methods , Models, Theoretical , Parish Nursing/organization & administration , Preventive Health Services/organization & administration , Environment , Humans , Models, Econometric , Narration , Organizational Culture , Organizational Objectives , Parish Nursing/economics , Preventive Health Services/economics , Quality Indicators, Health CareABSTRACT
Depression during pregnancy is common, and pregnant African American (AA) women are more likely to experience depressive symptoms compared with pregnant non-Hispanic white women. This study explored AA women's experience of church attendance, church member support, depressive symptoms, and psychological well-being at 15-25 weeks' gestation. Nurses need to be aware of the importance of church support and encourage clergy and church members to be supportive of pregnant women.
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Black or African American/psychology , Christianity , Depression/psychology , Depression/therapy , Parish Nursing/organization & administration , Pregnant Women/psychology , Social Support , Adult , Clergy , Female , Humans , Pregnancy , Young AdultABSTRACT
By 2020, mental and substance use disorders will surpass all physical diseases as a major cause of disability in the United States. Four key actions are proposed in which healthcare systems and nurses--the largest group of providers--can leverage nursing to address the biggest public health challenge the United States and many other nations face. Faith community nurses and faith congregations have particular opportunities to address this overwhelming need.
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Christianity , Disabled Persons/psychology , Mental Disorders/nursing , Nurse's Role , Parish Nursing/organization & administration , Psychiatric Nursing/organization & administration , Humans , Organizational Innovation , Organizational Objectives , Prejudice , Social Stigma , United StatesABSTRACT
Knowledge about service-learning for nursing students in faith-based organizations (FBOs) is limited. This descriptive study explored the perceptions of nurse educators about using FBOs for service-learning clinical sites. Participants (N = 112) relayed specific benefits and barriers to using FBOs for service-learning clinical experiences. Recommendations are made for effective school-FBO partnerships.
