Parish Nursing: Nurturing Body, Mind, Spirit, and Community

Parish nursing is a model of nursing care that focuses on health promotion and disease prevention within a faith community. A descriptive study was conducted in the intermountain West to determine how faith communities form parish nursing programs and what their effect is. Thirteen congregations rep...

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Published in:Public health Nursing 2003-03, Vol.20 (2), p.85-94
Main Author: Brudenell, Ingrid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
collaboration
Cooperative Behavior
disease prevention
faith community
health promotion
Health Promotion - organization & administration
Health Services Research
Holistic Nursing
Humans
Idaho
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Nursing
parish nursing
Preventive Health Services - organization & administration
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Religion and Medicine
religious leaders
Spirituality
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Summary:Parish nursing is a model of nursing care that focuses on health promotion and disease prevention within a faith community. A descriptive study was conducted in the intermountain West to determine how faith communities form parish nursing programs and what their effect is. Thirteen congregations representing eight denominations with parish nurse/health ministries participated. Parish nurses, parish nurse coordinators from two medical centers, pastors, and hospital chaplains (n = 24) were interviewed and provided documents from their programs. Over time, congregations formed parish nursing/health ministries using strategies in a developmental process. The process involved significant support from the pastor, congregation members, and the parish nurses. Collaboration between faith communities and health organizations were successful using a limited domain approach to attain specific health goals. Parish nursing is making a contribution to integrating faith and health practices, promoting health, and increasing accessibility to health care and congregational activities. Conclusions and recommendations are included for future research, practice, and education.
ISSN:0737-1209
1525-1446
DOI:10.1046/j.1525-1446.2003.20202.x