Parish nursing in the United States is recognized as a specialty practice by the American Nurses Association. According to the International Parish Nurse Resource Center, “Parish nurses are licensed, ...

Calvin College will offer another preparation course for parish nurses next January, February and March. Parish nursing is a 2,000-year-old tradition, partnering caregivers and churches in a ...

WILLMAR -- Parish nursing programs can become more self-sustaining if they tap into support from local congregations. Partnerships with colleges, local hospitals, clinics, public health and other ...

To Marva Dawn, shalom is more than its literal Hebrew meaning of peace. It's physical, spiritual, mental, social and financial well-being. All these things are needed in our personal lives, ...

COLUMBUS — Hands on assistance and spiritual support are the hallmarks of the Parish Nurse program at First United Methodist Church of Columbus. The nurses of the congregation are celebrating the ...

The global legacy of slavery and the trauma of forced displacement were at the heart of the biennial Parish Nursing World Forum symposium, held last month in Dundee, Scotland, under the theme “Caring ...

Parish nurse Julia Means was at Clinton Rose Senior Center in Milwaukee when a resident approached her about a neighbor who couldn’t get out of bed. Means, a nurse with Ascension Wisconsin, went to ...

St. Benedict Catholic Church, 2200 W. Ithica St., in cooperation with St. Francis Health System, is one of several area churches to have a parish nurse. St. Benedict is the only church in Broken Arrow ...

BETTENDORF -- A note about parish nursing once left languishing in Tammie Harper's ''to-do-later file'' has moved to the top of her ''tasks-done'' stack. Mrs. Harper, of Bettendorf, and two other ...