The Sun Health Parish Nurse seeks to fulfill the spiritual, physical and emotional needs of parishioners.
Parish nursing is particularly helpful to parishioners who are home bound or have limited mobility.
Often, these individuals feel isolated and lonely. 2 Identify parishioners who have physical or emotional needs, and provides help to fulfill those needs. 3 Help in locating available parish and community health resources. 4 Encourage preventive healthcare among parishioners. The Parish Nurse also engages patients in prayer or meditation.