About the Parish Nurse
A Parish Nurse is a Professional Registered Nurse with advanced education in combining the spiritual, mental and physical care of congregations and communities. Parish Nurses work with pastoral staffs and community leaders to achieve the highest level of wellness possible for their congregational members and community residents.

Parish Nursing is the fastest growing specialty area in nursing and its practice is governed by the proactive standards established in 1998 by the American Nurses Association (ANA) in collaboration with the Health Ministries Association.



Parish Nurses . . .

• Are Professional Registered Nurses fully licensed to practice in the state in which they work.
• Complete standardized preparation through the Parish Nurse Basic Preparation Course.
• Ensure professional proficiency by adhering to American Nursing Association standards.
• Expand proficiency through regular accredited course work, conferences and programs.
• Actively promote a holistic approach to the wellness of all those they serve.

History
Today, most of society has abdicated healing to medical professionals, who frequently name a disease and talk about that part of the body that has broken down ... not about the whole body which is living that breakdown. Even when medicine can fix the body, that doesn’t always put the life back together. The Parish Nurse helps the person live through the disease, to talk about hopes and disappointments, joys and sorrows, and to work out new ways of living with the changes that illness can bring.


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