Parish nurses speak the language of both faith and health care providers. Parish nurses facilitate communication between caring partners. Parish nurse efforts spell pastors from the demands of chronic illness support needs. Parish nurse efforts catalyze organized congregational responses to widespread needs within the congregation. Thus they build a sense of community.
Parish nurses create safe opportunities for sharing.
Sharing is therapeutic. Parish nurses help people to realize that congregational membership and faith are health strengthening. Many health care leaders have personal faith-based value systems. Parish nursing provides collaborative, innovative, cost-effective partnership opportunities and affirmative relationships with the grass roots community echelon. Parish nursing role models a system attitude of caring and whole person concern.