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Published on: 10/25/2009
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"Faith Community Nursing (most often known as Parish Nursing) has been deemed a specialty within nursing by the American Nurses Association since 1998," Director of Parish Nursing and Health Ministry at CMC NorthEast, Pam Hurley said.
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"Although it was founded on Judeo-Christian principles, any faith tradition may wish to establish a health ministry within their community as these principles are translatable," Hurley said.
Each church structures its own health ministry, and most nurses will have hours at the church.
Usually, there is community outreach component as well, and home visits to nursing homes or hospitals.
"They act as an extension of the leadership pastoral team, and they are able to compliment what the pastor is doing," Hurley said.