| Why Have a Parish Nurse? | | |
| * The complexity of today's healthcare system. Due to problematic fragmentation of our current healthcare delivery systems and restrictions placed on access to these systems.
* The continuous thread throughout scripture of God's concern for the physical needs of His people.
* The parish's involvement with a person from birth to death.
* Faith development is a powerful tool to increase health/well being
* Current research findings of positive effects of faith on the outcome of illness. | | |
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| What Does A Parish Nurse Do? | | |
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| Promotes health within the context of the values and beliefs of the parish. | | |
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| How? | | |
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| * Health Education
* Health/Lifestyle Counseling
* Train/Oversee Volunteer Programs
* Advocate for Healthcare and Human Services | | |
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| What Doesn't She Do? | | |
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| Hands-on care or invasive procedures (The Parish Nurse acts as a teacher, counselor, or coordinator of services) | | |
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| List of Current Activities | | |
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| Women's Book Club
Women's Small Group Bible
Study
Health Fairs
Blood Pressure Screening
NIA
Light Weigh
Unplug the Christmas Machine
Workshop | | |
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| Favorite Quote | | |
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| "Create meaning to your suffering" Viktor Frankl
(Survivor of German death camp during Holocaust) | | |
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| Favorite Saying | | |
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| "If you don't like something, change it.
If you can't change it, change the way you think about it" | | |
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| Websites | | |
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| www.needymeds.com | | |
| www.webmd.com | | |
| www.drkoop.com | | |
| www.ahrq.gov | | |
| www.aarp.org | | |
| www.aoa.gov | | |
| www.diabetes.org | | |
| www.talkaboutrx.org | | |
| www.medicare.gov | | |
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