Faith community nurses or parish nurses provide valuable nursing care to individuals and communities with a focus on intentional care of the spirit. They assist patients in maintaining wholeness in body, mind, and spirit.
NCF equips and supports FCNs in their calling to love God and serve others through their work in parishes and faith communities.
NCF partners with the Westberg Institute to support faith community nursing and health ministry. The Westberg Institute offers the Foundations of Faith Community Nursing training course and myriad resources and support for Faith Community Nurses.
JCN offers articles in each quarterly issue focusing on nursing and health ministry in the faith community. A regular column, “Nursing in the Church,” provides practical tips and resources for Faith Community Nurses and health ministry.
Every issue of JCN offers continuing education credits just for faith community nurses through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). JCN is a valuable resource to help FCNs with practice and relicensure.
Faith community nurses or parish nurses provide valuable nursing care to individuals and communities with a focus on intentional care of the spirit. They assist patients in maintaining wholeness in body, mind, and spirit.
