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January 2020
ONLINE – Foundations in Faith Community Nursing
January 7, 2020 - April 24, 2020 Faith Community Nurses assist the members of their faith community to maintain and/or regain wholeness in body, mind, and spirit. Curriculum Explore the personal and professional dimensions of spirituality and the process of developing a parish nurse ministry within a community of faith. The curriculum follows the guidelines recommended by the Westberg Institute for Faith Community Nursing. Program Objectives Upon completion, the participant will be able to: • Apply knowledge and skills to implement…
Find out more »Foundations of Faith Community Nursing Online Course
Faith Community nursing is a specialized area of professional nursing practice focusing on the promotion of health and wellness within the context of the values, beliefs and practices of a faith community. This online course utilizes the Foundations of Faith Community Nursing curriculum from the Westberg Institute.
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Foundations of Faith Community Nursing Course
8 Week hybrid course including 3 in-person sessions; 34 contact hours.
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Online FCN Foundations Course at Christian Brothers University Memphis
Christian Brother University Memphis Nursing is offering the FCN Foundations Course online at an inaugural tuition of $275, (regularly $375). The tuition covers the course, materials, 40 contact hours, and certificate. For more information and registration and information go to www.cbu.edu/fcn
Find out more »Faith Community Nurse Foundations Course
Shenandoah University's School of Nursing is offering The Faith Community Foundations Course beginning March 13, 2020. This Course is a blended course with the first session being offered in Winchester, Va. on the beautiful Shenandoah University Campus with a kick off meeting. The entirety of the course will be offered online with the last session offered in person back on campus on or about June 15th. This session will include a dedication ceremony with your family and guests to celebrate…
Find out more »University of Southern Indiana Faith Community Nursing Program
Faith community nursing is identified as a specialty nursing practice that combines professional nursing and health ministry. The conceptual model for faith community utilizes four major concepts: the spiritual dimension, professionalism, wholistic health, and community. The program was designed using the Foundations of Faith Community Nursing Curriculum (2019) developed through the Westberg Institute for Faith Community Nursing, in consultation with the National League of Nursing and the American Nurses Association Credentialing Center.
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Vincennes University, in cooperation with Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center is pleased to offer a growing specialty practice of nursing recognized by the American Nursing Association as Faith Community Nursing. This non-credentialing course is designed to introduce and prepare registered nurses for the specialty practice of faith community nursing. This 36-hour noncredit course is designed to introduce and prepare registered nurses for the specialty practice of faith community nursing. Faith community nurses are licensed, registered nurses who practice wholistic health…
Find out more »Foundations of Faith Community Nursing
Faith community nursing (also called parish nursing) is a recognized specialty practice that combines professional nursing and health ministry. Faith community nursing emphasizes health and healing within a faith community. This course will provide the basic preparation for the nurse interested in practicing in the faith community nurse role in her/his faith community. The Foundations of Faith Community Nursing Curriculum course is based on the curriculum developed through the Westberg Institute for Faith Community Nursing, which curriculum is owned by…
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Health Ministries Network Foundations of Faith Community Nursing
The Health Ministries Network (HMN) Foundations Course prepares state licensed RNs for a faith community nurse (FCN) ministry and other caring individuals for health minister (HM) service in their faith community or organization. The fybrid course is a combination of face-to-face sessions and on-line course work. The course is offered in Bellingham WA over eight weeks beginning Friday, April 3 2020. The Foundations Course has 15 modules (providing 36 contact hours) designed to integrate mind, body and spirit wellness, with…
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Concordia College's Parish Nurse Ministry Program, Moorhead, MN is offering a 5-day foundations course April 24-28, 2020. The course format is classroom with a variety of learning activities planned. The course will be held at a host church location in Fargo, ND. The program is designed to provide the participants with the information needed to start a health and healing ministry in their faith community. The daily schedule generally runs from 8am to 8pm with breaks for meals. Special events…
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FCNN offers the Church Health Center certified course in an in-person format taught by professional nursing faculty who are both educators and experienced faith community nurses representing an array of faith traditions. The Course is a pre-requisite for RNs who want to enter faith community nursing practice. Dates: Monday-Friday, April 27 - May 1, 2020 Time: 8:30AM - 5:00PM Location: St. Paul, MN (exact location TBD) Cost: $450 Contact hours: 36.5 Register online: https://www.jotform.com/fcnntc/foundations-of-fcn-course-2020 What makes our course unique? ·…
Find out more »June 2020
West Virginia University School of Nursing Foundations of Faith Community Nursing Course
The West Virginia University School of Nursing offers a Faith Community Nursing course for those individuals interested in helping to address the unique needs of faith-based organizations. The professional practice of faith community nursing focuses on the intentional care of the spirit as part of the process of promoting holistic health and preventing or minimizing illness in a faith community.
Find out more »August 2020
ONLINE – Foundations in Faith Community Nursing
Faith Community Nurses assist the members of their faith community to maintain and/or regain wholeness in body, mind, and spirit. Curriculum Explore the personal and professional dimensions of spirituality and the process of developing a parish nurse ministry within a community of faith. The curriculum follows the guidelines recommended by the Westberg Institute for Faith Community Nursing. Program Objectives Upon completion, the participant will be able to: • Apply knowledge and skills to implement a health ministry in a faith community.…
Find out more »September 2020
University of Southern Indiana Faith Community Nursing Program
Faith community nursing is identified as a specialty nursing practice that combines professional nursing and health ministry. The conceptual model for faith community utilizes four major concepts: the spiritual dimension, professionalism, wholistic health, and community. The program was designed using the Foundations of Faith Community Nursing Curriculum (2019) developed through the Westberg Institute for Faith Community Nursing, in consultation with the National League of Nursing and the American Nurses Association Credentialing Center.
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8 week hybrid course with 3 in person sessions; 34 contact hours
Find out more »Foundations of Faith Community Nursing Hybrid Course and Retreat
An intensive hybrid course offered in the lovely retreat setting at the Center for Spirituality in Rockhill, SC. 10 Hours of pre-course work required; all meals, and accommodations provided, to include (3) textbooks, certificate of completion and stained glass window pin.
Find out more »October 2020
Foundations of Faith Community Nurse Course 2020 – Preparation for FCNs and Health Ministers
The Pittsburgh Mercy Parish Nurse & Health Ministry staff offer this hybrid course with interactive onsite and online learning. The 4-day Course required attendance dates are the following: October 2, 3, 23, and 24 (Fridays & Saturdays). Location: UPMC Mercy Hospital, Sr. M. Ferdinand Clark Auditorium, 1400 Locust Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219. The cost is $395.00 for registered nurses and includes 34 nursing CEs, continental breakfast, parking, and all curriculum materials. Apply early for $50.00 discount with application and full…
Find out more »Foundations of Faith Community Nursing Course (Face to Face) (This is a 6-day course, meeting every other week on Mondays and Tuesdays, starting 10/19/2020)
Our hearts suffer when we see others suffer. How do we help? Our health system is based on a curative model, and although pockets of the country are coming up with creative ways to bring health care to our most vulnerable, this is the exception, not the norm. Faith community nurses are increasingly stepping in to bridge that gap. What is a faith community nurse? A faith community nurse is not simply a registered nurse who happens to be a…
Find out more »November 2020
Health Ministry Prayer Breakfast 2020 – November 21, Saturday
The Pittsburgh Mercy Parish Nurse & Health Ministry Program is inviting you and a friend to attend our Health Ministry Prayer Breakfast 2020 on Saturday, November 21, 2020 @ UPMC Mercy Hospital. This event provides continuing education, resources, and networking opportunities to individuals who are interested in starting or enhancing health ministries in their faith communities, as well as in the general public. Attendees will consider what is working and not working within their ministries, how they can acquire needed resources…
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