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Faith Community Nursing (or Parish Nursing, Congregational Nursing) is a specialized practice of professional nursing that focuses on the intentional care of the spirit as well as on the promotion of wholistic health and prevention or minimization of illness within the context of a faith community. (Faith Community Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice 2017).
Faith Community Nursing is recognized as a specialty by the American Nurses Association.
These spiritually mature registered nurses volunteer or are hired within a congregation. Their work, flowing from the mission and vision of the congregation, supports the ongoing transformation of the faith community into a source of health and healing. Faith Community Nurses strive to promote healthy lifestyles for all ages, advocate for excellent care of the sick, and encourage healthcare justice. They recognize spiritual health is at the core of a person’s well-being and offer a sense of hope for individuals with a disease, being aware that healing can happen without cure.
Rather than practicing from a medical model, a Faith Community Nurse’s unique expertise concentrates on intentional care of the spirit. S/he may offer:
To learn more about Faith Community Nursing, contact us at (402) 343-4395.