Fast facts for the faith community nurse : implementing FCN/parish nursing in a nutshell / Janet S. Hickman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hickman, Janet Susan.

Series:

Fast facts (Springer Publishing Company)

Fast Facts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parish nursing.

Community health nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Faith community nursing integrates traditional nursing care with the spiritual and emotional needs of individuals as they strive to achieve wellness. This easy-to-use resource for busy nurses provides succinct, clinically based coverage of the faith community nursing practice. It is based on the American Nursing Association's (ANA) Scope and Standards for Practice of Faith Community Nursing, and presents the core concepts for establishing, maintaining, and evaluating a nursing practice within a community of faith. The book explains how to assess a faith community and design, implement, and eva

Contents:

The roots of faith community nursing

Looking at holistic health

Spiritual caring

Faith community nursing models of delivery introduction

Exploring faith community nursing roles

Practicing faith community nursing within legal parameters

The ethics of practicing faith community nursing

Initiating a faith community nursing program

Assessing the faith community

Education for health

Teaching in faith community nursing practice

Program planning

Meeting special needs in the faith community

Loss and grief

Connecting with community resources

Working with vulnerable populations

Special topics in faith community nursing.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-13711-9

9786613137111

0-8261-0713-3

OCLC:

733040218