Catholic Support

Basis for health ministry in the parish setting and the parish nursing role

• "The Charter for Health Care Workers"
• Encyclical — "Caritas in Veritate"
• International Catholic Committee of Nurses and Medico-Socio Assistants
• "A Man Went Down from Jerusalem to Jericho"
• Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers
• Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching
• USCCB Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services
• "Message to Participants of 25th International Conference"

Inspiration for the Journey

Resources to feed the parish nurse emotionally and spiritually

• The Campaign for Nursing's Future
• The Campaign for Nursing's Future Video List
• Loyola Press: Prayer
• Sacred Space Daily Prayer Online
• USCCB Videos

In the News and Media

Articles pertaining specifically to parish nursing, as well as, Catholic news in general to keep the parish nurse informed

• Catholic Online
• Catholics on the Net
• Church Health Reader: Parish Nursing
• Holy Cross Parish Nursing Newsletter (.pdf)
• National Catholic Reporter: Parish Nursing Series (1)
• National Catholic Reporter: Parish Nursing Series (2)
• National Catholic Reporter: Parish Nursing Series (3)
• National Catholic Reporter: Parish Nursing Series (4)
• National Catholic Reporter: Parish Nursing Series (5)
• National Catholic Reporter: Parish Nursing Series (6)
• National Catholic Reporter: Parish Nursing Series (7)

CHA Resources

Resources of interest to the Catholic parish nurse

• Benedictine Enlists Parish Volunteers to Keep Seniors Independent (Catholic Health World, March 15, 2011)
• Catholic Health Association: Nursing
• Elder and Continuing Care
  Contains links to webinars and resources concerning the spiritual care of the older adult
• Health Care and You: Understanding the Health Care Law
  Be informed about health reform impacts you and your parishioners
• Integrating Care for Seniors
• Nurses Link Health, Spirituality in the Parish, Health Progress, May-June 2010
• Vision 2020: Our Vision for the Next Decade

Other Resources

A variety of resources to support the parish nurse and his/her many roles (including links to existing programs)

• Aetna Intellihealth: Prayer
• American Cancer Society: Spirituality and Prayer
• Bon Secours Faith Community Health Ministry
• The Campaign for Nursing's Future: Parish Nursing
• Catholic Climate Covenant
  Spread the Catholic message of environmental sustainability and practice "green" health care
• CDC Falls Among Older Adults: An Overview
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• The Community Guide
• Diocese of Camden Parish Nurse Council
• Duke University Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health
• Embracing Our Dying: A Resource for Catholics...
• Faith Community Nurses on PBS New!
  Beginning in April, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly on PBS is featuring a story on faith community nursing!
• The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health
• Health Ministries Association
• HHS Eldercare Resources
• Holy Cross Hospital Faith Community Nurse Program
• International Parish Nurse Resource Center
• Ministry Health Care Parish Nursing
• National Association of Catholic Nurses USA
• The National Institutes of Health
• Pittsburgh Mercy Health System Parish Nurse Program
• Supportive Care Coalition: Pursuing Excellence in Palliative Care
• United Methodist Church Baltimore–Washington Conference Parish Nursing

Recommended Reading List

• Faith Community Nursing by Janet S. Hickman
• Faith Community Nursing: Developing a Quality Practice by Carol J. Smucker
• Faith Community Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice by ANA
• Food for the Journey: Theological Foundations of the Catholic Healthcare Ministry by Juliana Casey (Catholic Health Association)
• Parish Nursing: Promoting Whole Person Health Within Faith Communities by Solari-Twadell and McDermott

Contact for More Parish Nursing Information

Julie A. Trocchio
CHA Senior Director, Community Benefit/Continuing Care Ministries
(202) 296-3993