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Nursing (NURSE) - Parish Nurse Health Ministry Basic Preparation Course
NURSE 433      Parish Nurse Health Ministry Basic Preparation Course
This course introduces students to the practice of Parish Nurse Health Ministry which promotes and preserves the health of clients in community faith-based settings. Content will include the role of the congregation in health, healing, and wholeness; the theology of health, healing and wholeness, history and philosophy of Parish Nursing, ethics of Parish Nursing; self care for Parish Nurses; assessment of individuals, families, and congregations; accountability and documentation , roles of the Parish Nurse-Integrator of faith and health, Personal Health Counselor, Health Educator, Referral Agent, Coordinator of Volunteers, Developer of Support Groups, and Health Advocate initiating a Parish Nurse Program; functioning with a ministerial team; health promotion and maintenance programs; and loss. 32 classroom hours; 13 independent library hrs. Prerequisite: RN license Offered: Winter/Fall
Faculty: School of Nursing & Health Studies
Department: Nursing General
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