Foundations of Faith Community Nursing Course

Are you an RN interested in providing a health ministry within your church and community? Faith community nursing is a nursing specialty recognized by the American Nursing Association that focuses on the wholistic care of the individual with the spiritual dimension as being central to the practice. Pacific Lutheran University in partnership with Health Ministries Network and CHI Franciscan Congregational Health Ministries provides the Foundations of Faith Community Nursing course in the South Sound.

Sepember 12 (online)

September 18-19, 25-26 (in-person)

This course fulfills the educational requirement for board certification in faith community nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). RN participants receive 36 contact hours.

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This Foundations of Faith Community Nursing course is based on the curriculum developed through the Westberg Institute for Faith Community Nursing, which is owned by Church Health Center of Memphis, Inc., 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 142, Memphis, TN 38104.

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The link for this course is www.plu.edu/ccnl/ For more information call 253-535-7683 or email ccnl@plu.edu.

The Franciscan Foundation offers the Jean Vanberg Parish Nurse Scholarship to helpfund this course for eligible candidates living in South King, Pierce, Kitsap and North Thurston Counties. For further information and to receive a scholarship application packet please contact Debbi Saint at 253-426-6343 or debbiesaint@chifranciscan.org.  The deadline for application submission is Friday, August 21.

For more information about our Congregational Health Ministries program (link)