Table of Contents

• Contributors
• Overview of the Content
• Introduction
• Function of the Scope of Practice Statement of Faith Community Nursing
• Function of the Standards of Faith Community Nursing Practice
• Application of the Scope and Standards
• Summary
• Scope of Faith Community Nursing Practice
• Description of the Scope of Faith Community Nursing Practice
• Definition of Faith Community Nursing
• The Specialty of Faith Community Nursing
• Distinguishing Tenets of Faith Community Nursing
• Foundations of Practice
• Settings
• Evolution of Faith Community Nursing
• Focus on Spiritual Care
• Ethics in Faith Community Nursing
• Moral Distress
• Moral Resilience
• Exemplars
• Culturally Congruent Care
• Educational Preparation for Faith Community Nursing
• Faith Community Nurse
• Graduate-Level-Prepared RN
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
• Additional Faith-Related Designations
• Educational Approaches
• Faith Community Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd Ed.
• Mentoring
• Spiritual Educational Preparation
• Certification Process by Portfolio
• Ongoing Education and Competence
• Continued Commitment to the Profession
• Research and Faith Community Nursing
• Professional Trends and Issues in Faith Community Nursing
• The Value of Faith Community Nursing in Population Health
• Faith Community Nursing Compared to Public Health and Home Health Nursing
• Accompanying Presence and Care in Life Transitions
• Behavioral Health/Mental Health Care
• Technology
• Telehealth Use
• Compensation
• Workplace Safety
• Health Promotion and Self-Care
• Summary of the Scope of Nursing Practice
• Standards of Faith Community Nursing Practice
• Standards of Practice for Faith Community Nursing
• Standard 1. Assessment
• Standard 2. Diagnosis
• Standard 3. Outcomes Identification
• Standard 4. Planning
• Standard 5. Implementation
• Standard 5A. Coordination of Care
• Standard 5B. Health Teaching and Health Promotion
• Standard 6. Evaluation
• Standards of Professional Performance
• Standard 7. Ethics
• Standard 8. Culturally Congruent Practice
• Standard 9. Communication
• Standard 10. Collaboration
• Standard 11. Leadership
• Standard 12. Education
• Standard 13. Evidence-Based Practice and Research
• Standard 14. Quality of Practice
• Standard 15. Professional Practice Evaluation
• Standard 16. Resource Utilization
• Standard 17. Environmental Health
• Contents
• Glossary
• References and Bibliography
• Appendix A. Faith Community Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice Second Edition (2012)
• Appendix B. Historic Milestones in Faith Community Nursing
• in the United States
• Index