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The Parish Nursing
Program at the University of Indianapolis
Our 6-day program includes the Basic Core Curriculum. This
Basic Parish Nurse Preparation Course is based on the curriculum developed
through the International Parish Nurse Resource Center in consultation
with the National League for Nursing (NLN) and the American Nurses Association
(ANA) Credentialing Center. The U of I Parish Nursing Primary
Health Ministry Course has been approved by the Indiana State Nurses
Association for 45 contact hours. Also, the course can be taken for
three hours of BSN or MSN elective credits.
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- Exercise in Hospitality
- Role of Congregation in Health, Healing & Wholeness
- History and Philosophy of Parish Nursing
- Theology and Wholeness
- Self Care
- Ethics in Parish Nursing
- Assessment: Individual, Family & Congregation
- Accountability & Documentation
- Functions of the Parish Nurse
- Integration of Faith & Health
- Counselor
- Health Education
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Referral Agent
- Coordination of Volunteers
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Developer of Support Groups
- Health Advocate
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- Legal Considerations
- Getting Started
- Grief and Loss
- Grant Writing
- Functioning within a Ministerial Team
- Meyers Briggs Test
- Health Promotion & Maintenance
- Prayer & Worship Leadership
- Commissioning Service
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Sponsorships
Students are eligible for sponsorships through some of the current partners.
These partners help provide tuition and books for nurses who desire
to take the parish nursing course. The University of Indianapolis has
initiated partnerships with the following sponsors:
- Community Hospitals
- Hancock Memorial Hospital
- Johnson Memorial Hospital
- Major Hospital
- Margaret Mary Hospital
- Morgan County Hospital
- Partnership for a Healthier Johnson County
- South Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church
- St. John's Hospital
- St. Francis Hospital and Health Center
- St. Vincent Hospital and Health Center
- University of Indianapolis
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