I can't say 'she's a real dingbat'. The pastors are in charge. Who's in charge is one of the things that Solari-Twadell's International Parish Resource Center is trying to figure out. Currently, parish nurses are hired by ministers. Solari-Twadell, Wescott and Smolenski all agree that a structured payment schedule is critical to the development of the specialty.
Time becomes an issue.
A parish nurse in every congregation in a community would have a profound impact.