Faith And Community Nursing: Scope And Standards of Practice

A foundational book, it articulates the essentials of this nursing specialty, its activities and accountabilities-the who, what, when, where, and how of practice-at all care levels and settings. Describing as it does the professional expectations for faith community nursing, this book is a core resource for the nurse who has chosen to focus professionally on the needs and characteristics of a faith community. The standards themselves-six for nursing practice and nine for nursing professional performance-are those by which faith community nurses practice, whether as general or advanced practitioners. Taken together, alone with each standard's set of measurement criteria, these standards reflect the values and priorities of faith community nursing. This book's summary discussion of the scope of such practice-its characteristics, development, education and training, its roles and settings-lends a broad context for better understanding and using these standards.