• General Registration $200
• After January 31, 2016 $225
Fee due at time of registration.
Space is limited.
Fee includes 6-day course, all materials, breaks, one lunch, CEU processing, and lapel pin.
Cancellation notification must be received by February 1, 2016 to receive a full refund minus $25 processing fee.
(50% refund after this date)
February 18, 2016 ....... 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
February 19, 2016 ....... 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
February 20, 2016 ....... 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
March 3, 2016 .............. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
March 4, 2016 .............. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
March 5, 2016 .............. 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
*Commissioning Ceremony March 6, 2016
Genesis Medical Center - East Campus
Medical Office Building 2
1230 East Rusholme
Davenport, IA 52803
Lower Level Conference Room
Jennifer Hildebrand, RN, BS,
Faith Community Nurse
Coordinator of Genesis Health
Ministry Nurse Program hildebrandje@genesishealth.com
W (563) 421-5513
C (563) 370-4412
International Parish Nurses Association www.churchhealthcenter.org/fcnhome
Health Ministry Association www.hmassoc.org

Three names for a specialized practice of professional nursing that focuses on the promotion of health within the context of the values, beliefs and practices of a faith community.
With the intentional focus of spiritual health, a faith community nurse uses the nursing interventions of education, counseling, advocacy, referral, resources and volunteers to provide health promotion and education, disease prevention, and wholistic health of the body, mind and spirit to their faith community or nursing practice.
The health ministry nurse acts as personal health counselor, health educator and a volunteer coordinator.
The purpose of the Foundations in Faith
Community Nursing Course is to prepare registered nurses and/or health ministers to develop and/or participate in the healing ministry of a faith community.
RNs can provide access to healthcare within their faith communities through health promotion, education and disease prevention with the support of clergy and lay health ministers.
• Registered Nurses with a current license committed to the care of the spirit as part of the process of promoting wholistic health.
• Retired nurses, licensed practical nurses, social workers, allied health professionals, clergy, clergy spouses, chaplains, and lay persons may serve in this ministry of health and wholeness, under the direction of a registered nurse in a faith community.
The participant will:
• Identify the integration of faith and health as central to the faith community nurse role.
• Demonstrate knowledge, attitude, and skills to practice as a beginning faith community nurse and/or health minister.
• Identify a Health Ministry network of continuing development and support including an inter-collegial peer system of support.
• Identify core concepts of spiritual formation; professionalism; health and wholeness; and community, incorporating culture and diversity in faith community nursing and/or health ministry.
CONTACT HOURS
*Attendance is required for the entire program.
Iowa Nursing: 40 contact hours will be awarded by the Iowa Board of Nursing Provider #59, Genesis
Medical Center, Davenport, Iowa.
Illinois Nursing: May use the Iowa Certificate.
All Others: May be eligible for up to 40 hours of continuing education credit. Consult your governing rules to determine if appropriate subject matter criteria will apply to credit hours.
IL SW: 40 continuing education hours from Black
Hawk College. Bring a check made out to “Black
Hawk College” for $10.
Unit I: Spirituality
History and Philosophy
Health, Healing & Wholeness
Spiritual Care
Prayer
Self-Care
Unit II: Professionalism
Ethical Issues
Documenting Practice
Legal Aspects
Beginning Your Ministry
Communication & Collaboration
Unit III: Wholistic Health
Health Promotion
Behavioral Health
Transforming Life Issues—Family Violence
Transforming Life Issues—Loss, Suffering & Grief
Unit Iv: Community
Assessment
Accessing Resources
Advocacy
Care Coordination
Course Description
This non-denominational course is based on the endorsed curriculum developed through the (IPNRC) International Parish Nurse Resource
Center/Church Health Center, 1210 Peabody
Ave., Memphis, TN 38104. The American Nurses
Association recognizes faith community nursing as a sub-specialty in nursing.
Faculty
The faculty for this program will include faith community nurses, clergy, social workers and other area professionals.