A Comparison of Urban Versus Rural Experiences of Nurses Volunteering to Promote Health in Churches

Recent years have seen a resurgence of the health and healing role of the church. Nurses have been involved in this movement through the development of health ministry and parish nursing with a growing number of nurses volunteering their services to congregations. This program evaluation research st...

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Published in:Public health Nursing 1999-08, Vol.16 (4), p.270-279
Main Authors: Chase-Ziolek, Mary, Striepe, Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Attitude of Health Personnel
Biological and medical sciences
Chicago
Community Health Nursing - organization & administration
Health participants
Health Promotion - organization & administration
Humans
Iowa
Job Description
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nursing
Nursing Evaluation Research
Nursing Staff - psychology
Pastoral Care - organization & administration
Program Evaluation
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Rural Health Services - organization & administration
Surveys and Questionnaires
Urban Health Services - organization & administration
Volunteers - psychology
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Summary:Recent years have seen a resurgence of the health and healing role of the church. Nurses have been involved in this movement through the development of health ministry and parish nursing with a growing number of nurses volunteering their services to congregations. This program evaluation research study compares two programs (one in an urban environment and the other in a rural environment) that use nurses who volunteer in congregations to promote health and well‐being. The study found that the two programs differed significantly with regards to the location where nurses provided care. The urban nurses provided most service at the church, while the rural nurses provided service through home visits and phone calls as well as at the church. The groups were also significantly different in the ethnicity, education, work status, and age of the nurses. Further differences were also found in the type of services the nurses provided; for example, the rural nurses were more involved in case management and practical assistance than their urban peers. The two groups were similar in the program support they valued and in their appreciation of the opportunity to integrate their faith and their nursing practice.
ISSN:0737-1209
1525-1446
DOI:10.1046/j.1525-1446.1999.00270.x