Spiritual Caregiving: The Collaboration of Chaplains and Faith Community Nurses
90 Minute Workshop
Sunday, June 2, 2019 (1:15 pm session)
Workshop Level: All levels
NACC Certification Competencies: PPS6, PPS10, OL2.1, OL5
PRESENTERS
Jolene LeRoy, BSN, RN
Faith Community Nurse, AMITA Health Mercy Medical Center
Aurora, IL
Faith Nyong, MSN, RN
Faith Community Nurse, AMITA Health Mercy Medical Center
Aurora, IL
Mariana Wrzosek, MPH, BSN, BS, CPN, CHES
Director of Community Health, AMITA Health Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago
Chicago, IL
Faith community nurses at Amita Health serve in faith communities promoting a sacred space of hope and healing.
Faith community nurses promote wholistic health, integrating care of the body, mind and spirit to create wholeness. The workshop will discuss ways that the faith community nurse collaborates with chaplains and clergy to identify spiritual care issues and provide spiritual care. Presenters will lead a discussion on future initiatives to promote faith community nurse, chaplain and clergy collaboration.
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Describe the practice and models of Faith Community Nursing and its focus on the ‘intentional care of the
spirit’. - Describe spiritual care needs within the health care system and in faith communities and how faith communtiy
nurses and chaplains collaborate to meet those needs. - Discuss potential initiatives to increase faith community nurse and chaplain collaboration in meeting the
spiritual care needs of the communities served.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
– None recommended by the workshop presenter(s)
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
– None provided by the workshop presenter(s)
The NACC categorizes workshops on three levels: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. The definitions of each level are provided below.
Beginner: Basic information on the topic for those with little background in the area.
Intermediate: Basic plus additional information on the topic for those with some background in the area.
Advanced: Specialized information on the topic for those with extensive experience and/or knowledge in the area.
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