Authors Margaret Clark and Joanne Nelson provide a unique outlook on the theoretical underpinnings for faith community nursing from the perspectives of both theology and nursing. Divided into seven sections, the book includes topics such as theoretical foundations of parish nursing, promoting health in times of transition, the process of nursing care within a faith community, faith communities promoting images of health, and the future of parish nursing.
PART ONE:INTRODUCTION Faith Seeking and Health Seeking as Parallel Processes - Margaret B Clark and Joanne K Olson PART TWO: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS Characteristics of Faith Communities - Margaret B Clark Health, Healing, Wholeness, and Health Promotion - Joanne K Olson Local Faith Communities as 'Places of Seeking' - Margaret B Clark History of the Relationship between Nursing and Faith Traditions - Pauline Paul The McGill Model of Nursing - Joanne K Olson The Nurse and Theological Reflection - Margaret B Clark PART THREE: NURSE AS HEALTH PROMOTER Images of Nursing - Joanne K Olson Characteristics of Health Promoting Faith Community Nurses - Margaret B Clark and Joanne K Olson Functions of the Nurse as Health Promoter in a Faith Community - Joanne K Olson Components of Optimal Nursing Practice within a Faith Community - Joanne K Olson Professionalism, Spiritual Maturity, and Self-Care PART FOUR: PROMOTING HEALTH IN TIMES OF TRANSITION Living in a Time of Transition - Margaret B Clark Characteristics of Transitions - Margaret B Clark Types of Transitions in the Lives of Faith Community Members - Margaret B Clark Health Promotion in Times of Transition - Joanne K Olson PART FIVE: THE PROCESS OF NURSING CARE WITHIN A FAITH COMMUNITY Promoting Inquiry - Joanne K Olson and Margaret B Clark Assessment Processes Promoting Potentials and Strengths - Joanne K Olson and Margaret B Clark Planning Processes Promoting Health Development - Joanne K Olson Implementation Processes Promoting Improved Health - Joanne K Olson Evaluation Processes PART SIX: FAITH COMMUNITIES PROMOTING IMAGES OF HEALTH Nurses and Faith Community Leaders Growing in Partnership - Margaret B Clark Health Promotion and Faith Renewal - Joanne K Olson and Margaret B Clark A Ministry Spiral That Connects and Deepens Applying Theory to Practice - Joanne K Olson and Margaret B Clark Collaborative Ministry Reflections PART SEVEN: CONCLUSION Bringing a Vision of Faith and Health into the Future - Joanne K Olson and Margaret B Clark
