Congregational Nursing Foundations Course

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Come learn how to use your professional nursing knowledge and skills to deliver whole person care...body, mind and spirit...in a congregation, community based health ministries setting or in your current nursing practice.

While the full course is designed for nurses, we have created day one as a stand alone session for all members of a health ministries team. This session will provide an overview of health ministries, giving attendees information to establish and grow health ministries within a faith based setting.

Introductory Session  March 23, 2013
Atrium Medical Center Professional Building
Education Center Auditorium, Middletown, OH

This session may serve as a stand alone introduction into the concepts of both Health Ministry and Faith Community Nursing (FCN).  It is appropriate for all members of a health ministry team including: nurses, allied health professionals, clergy and congregational staff.

Continued Training for Health Ministries Nursing Staff April 26-28, 2013
Jesuit Spiritual Retreat Center
Milford, OH

This three-day session completes the Faith Community Nursing (FCN) Foundations course and is offered as a follow-up to the first session.

Attending both the introductory setting and the 3-day follow up is important for all nurses who are part of a Health Ministry team, but most especially for those seeking Faith Community Nurse certification in the future.

Cost
March 23, 2013 Introductory Session Cost includes materials, breakfast and lunch.
$50 General Admission
$35 Health Ministries Association members and employees, volunteers and partnering congregations of Good Samaritan Hospital and St. Elizabeth Healthcare.

March 23, 2013 and April 26-28, 2013 Cost includes materials, breakfast and lunch on March 23 and 7 meals, snacks, 2 nights private room lodging for April 26-28.
$425 General Admission
$395 Health Ministries Association members and employees, volunteers and partnering congregations of Good Samaritan Hospital and St. Elizabeth Healthcare.
*Please Note: Participants of the full course will be be required to puchase 3 course books at an additional charge.

Faculty
Alyson Breisch, MSN, RN, FCN has a post-master’s certificate in health and nursing ministries from Duke University, and has taught health ministries and faith community nursing for the past ten years. She also is a Commissioned Minister of Congregational Health and serves as a Faith Community Nurse at the United Church of Chapel Hill, NC. Alyson serves on the Health Ministries Association, Inc. National Board as the Director for Practice and Education and was the Chair of the 2010 Work Group for the Scope and Standards of Practice for Faith Community Nursing.

With support from Marlene Feagan, MA, BSN, RN, FCN and Sharon Becker, RN.

For more information, please call (937) 227-9454 or email mlrandall@gshdayton.org. The deadline for registration is March 15, 2013.