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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456438303321

Autore

Hickman Janet Susan

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, c2011

ISBN

1-283-13711-9

9786613137111

0-8261-0713-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Collana

Fast Facts

Disciplina

610.73/43

Soggetti

Parish nursing

Community health nursing

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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