Fast Facts for the Faith Community Nurse: Implementing FCN Parish Nursing in a Nutshell

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 9
I. Foundations......Page 10
1. The Roots of Faith Community Nursing......Page 12
THE PRACTICE OF FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING......Page 13
BRIEF HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE......Page 14
PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS FOR FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING PRACTICE......Page 17
FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING AND NURSING THEORY......Page 19
HEALTH......Page 22
JUDEO-CHRISTIAN CONCEPTS OF HEALTH......Page 24
THE EASTERN PERSPECTIVE OF HEALTH......Page 25
RESEARCH ABOUT FAITH AND HEALTH......Page 26
SPIRITUALITY......Page 28
SPIRITUAL HISTORIES......Page 30
SPIRITUAL CARE......Page 32
THE ROLE OF PRESENCE IN SPIRITUAL CARE......Page 33
NURSING RESEARCH......Page 34
MODELS OF FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING PRACTICE......Page 36
MODELS OF FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING DELIVERY......Page 38
WHAT MAKES A FCN?......Page 46
FCN ROLES......Page 50
SCOPE AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE......Page 55
ACCOUNTABLILITY......Page 58
DOCUMENTATION AND FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING PRACTICE......Page 63
SELECTED LEGAL ISSUES AND FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING......Page 65
KEY AREAS OF THE CONSUMER BILL OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES......Page 66
ETHICS IN FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING......Page 70
ETHICAL CODES......Page 71
FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING: SCOPE AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE......Page 72
II. Assessing, Implementing, and Evaluating in Faith Community Ministries......Page 78
BEGINNING STEPS......Page 80
HIRING A FAITH COMMUNITY NURSE......Page 85
INITIATING THE MINISTRY OF FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING......Page 93
9. Assessing the Faith Community......Page 100
CONCEPTS OF COMMUNITY......Page 101
WALK-ABOUT ASSESSMENT......Page 104
GATHERING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA......Page 106
GATHERING DATA THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS......Page 107
GATHERING DATA USING PAPER-AND-PENCIL SURVEYS......Page 108
STRATEGIES FOR ORGANIZING DATA......Page 112
ANALYSIS OF FAITH COMMUNITY DATA......Page 113
HEALTH EDUCATOR......Page 116
HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE......Page 118
THEORETICAL MODELS OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR......Page 120
NURSING INTERVENTIONS FOR HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE......Page 122
THE HEALTH EDUCATION PROCESS......Page 123
LITERACY LEVELS......Page 128
PREPARING USER-FRIENDLY PRINTED HEALTH EDUCATION MATERIALS......Page 130
WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW TO TEACH......Page 131
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES......Page 135
TYPES OF PROGRAMS......Page 138
GUEST SPEAKERS......Page 141
HEALTH FAIRS......Page 143
III. Meeting Diverse Community Needs......Page 150
13. Meeting Special Needs in the Faith Community......Page 152
ACUTE CARE, SURGERIES, AND ACCIDENTS......Page 153
CHRONIC DISEASE NEEDS......Page 155
14. Loss and Grief......Page 160
PLANNING FOR THE END OF LIFE......Page 161
SPIRITUAL CARE FOR THE END OF LIFE......Page 164
PALLIATIVE CARE AND HOSPICE......Page 165
DEATH AT HOME......Page 167
COLLABORATION......Page 172
CONNECTING WITH PARISHIONERS......Page 174
CONNECTING WITH COLLEAGUES......Page 175
CONNECTING WITH OTHER FAITH COMMUNITIES......Page 177
COLLABORATIONS WITH AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND UNIVERITIES......Page 178
CONNECTIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS......Page 182
THE CONCEPT OF VULNERABILITY......Page 184
POVERTY......Page 185
HOMELESSNESS......Page 186
17. Special Topics in Faith Community Nursing......Page 190
MENTAL ILLNESS......Page 191
SUBSTANCE ABUSE......Page 194
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE......Page 197
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES......Page 199
National Health Observances......Page 202
References......Page 204
Index......Page 218