Parish Nursing

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Parish Nursing is a specialty nursing practice that promotes Health and Wholeness of BODY, MIND & SPIRIT focusing on the parish, community, and its ministry.  Health is a dynamic process, which embodies the spiritual, psychological, physical, and social dimensions of the person. A sense of well-being can exist in the presence of disease, and healing can exist in the absence of cure. The relationship with the parishioner and parish nurse is confidential with the exception of child or elderly abuse and potential harm to self or others. The parish nurse serves as an Integrator of Faith and Health, Health Educator, Health Counselor, Referral and Liaison with Community Health Organizations, and Health Ministry Support Group Developer.  

A Parish Nurses must be a current Registered Nurse who has completed an approved Parish Nurse Certificate Program. Parish Nurses cannot diagnose, prescribe, perform invasive procedures, give medical advice, or work as acute care, private duty, public health, or home health nurses.