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Health Care Delivery in Faith Communities: The Parish Nurse Model
Author(s) -
Weis Darlene,
Matheus Rosemarie,
Schank Mary Jane
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1997.tb00306.x
Subject(s) - faith , nursing , public health nursing , public health nurse , public health , medicine , health care delivery , health care , gerontology , sociology , political science , theology , philosophy , law
Religious institutions and nurses have a common bond—both are committed to empowering individuals to achieve their full potential and believe in the self‐care capacity of individuals. The purpose of this study was to examine parish nursing as an evolving model of care within faith communities. Annualization of monthly reports and parish nurse interviews revealed that parish nurse activities contributed to the empowerment process and to the attainment of Healthy People 2000 objectives.