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Description of Program
Parish Nursing is a unique, specialized practice of professional nursing, which focuses on the promotion of health and wholeness within the context of the values, beliefs and practices of a faith community. The Parish Nurse functions as:
- Health educator promoting wellness
- Health counselor advocating personal responsibility
- Teacher and coordinator of volunteers
- Liaison with community resources
- Integrator of faith and health
Who Should Enroll in this Program
This is a 35 hour interactive Internet program that will support continued growth in the knowledge, attitudes and skills central to the parish nurse role. Participants will learn from experienced parish nurses, nursing faculty, and other content experts about the various functions of the parish nurse. The curriculum of this program is the standardized core curricula developed through the International Parish Nurse Resource Center, in consultation with the National League for Nursing (NLN) and the American Nurses Association (ANA) Credentialing Center.
Program Curriculum
Instruction will include the following content:
- Health and Healing in the Faith Community
- Functions of the Parish Nurse
- Assessing the Needs of the Congregation
- Legal and Ethical Considerations for Parish Nursing
- Providing Spiritual Care as a Parish Nurse
- Getting Started as a Parish Nurse
Purpose and Objectives
At the close of the program, the participant will:
- Demonstrate knowledge, attitude, and skills central to practice as a beginning parish nurse.
- Embrace the integration of faith and health as integral to the parish nurse role.
- Identify a network for continuing development and support in the parish nurse role.
- Identify ways to nurture personal spiritual development.
- Identify essential steps in creating a beginning parish nurse practice.
Featuring an "Ask the Expert"Session
A member of the National Advisory Board will be available to answer your most challenging patient management issue during the course.
Course Schedule
This 6 week course is offered twice a year.
Offering dates for 2010: March 8 (registration deadline February 19) and September 20 (registration deadline September 3).
Call toll free
1-877-USI-HLTH (1-877-874-4584) or 812-461-5217
or e-mail parishrn@usi.edu
Enrollment Cost
$500
Fee includes Internet instruction and handouts.
The textbook is not included in the cost of the program.
Textbooks needed include:
- Faith Community Nursing by Janet Hickman
- Faith Community Nursing: Scope and Standards of
Practice.
Health Ministries Association, Inc & American Nurses Association. Pub # 05SSF.
Order this book from Nursesbooks.org, 800-637-0323 - The Parish Nurse by Granger Westber, DD
This book is optional and can be ordered from Eden Bookstore, 1-877-627-5653
Refund Policy
A $25 administrative fee will be charged up to two weeks before
the start date.
From two weeks before the class through the day before the start date, a $75
fee will be charged.
On the start date of the class there will be no refund.
To Register
Call toll free 1-877-USI-HLTH
(1-877-874-4584)
Instruction Methods
A combination of delivery methods are used to facilitate learner and faculty communication including:
Internet
Provides on-line instructor-prepared materials and course assignments. Internet resources are used as an integral part of the instruction.
Computer Conferencing
Allows learners to interact with faculty and other course participants.
Electronic Mail
Allows learners to freely interact on an individual or group level with other learners and faculty.
Telephone Consultation
Faculty will be available by telephone to assist learners.
Computer Requirements and Suggestions
If using a personal computer, it is recommended that the computer have Windows XP or Vista, or Mac OS X or newer. For compatibility, you will want to have access to Microsoft Office 2007, Office 2003 with the Compatibility Pack, or Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac, or Office 2004 for Mac with the latest updates (visit Mactopia Downloads). Additionally, a broadband Internet connection would be very beneficial; AOL is not recommended.
If your computer is more than 5 years old or does not meet the requirements for running one the above versions of Microsoft Office (Windows system requirements / Mac system requirements), you should consider purchasing a new computer.
Program Development
Nadine Coudret, EdD, RN
Renee Dugger, MSN, RN
Peggy Graul, MSN, RN
Roberta Hoebeke, PhD, FNP, APRN, BC
Victoria Pigott, MSN, RN
Julie St. Clair, MSN, RN
Delivery of Program Content
The program has six modules. Learners interact with practitioners and faculty who are expert in the area of parish nursing.
Why Enroll in an Interactive Internet Program?
The convenience of on-line instruction allows the participant to "attend" class at any hour or day of the week during the 6 week period. Participants will learn from experts in the area of parish nursing and have the opportunity to network with other course participants from across the country. Internet instruction provides an opportunity for personal interaction with course faculty while providing the comfort of learning in your own home or office.
Continuing Education Credits
A Continuing Education Certificate will be awarded following successful completion of study guide questions, an online comprehensive examination, and submission of a course evaluation.
Nurses will receive 35 contact hours.
The University of Southern Indiana, College of Nursing and Health Professions is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
California nurses will receive 35 contact hours.
The University of Southern Indiana is approved by the
California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider #13378.
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