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Health & Fitness

Parish Nurses Tend to Body and Spirit

Brecksville United Methodist Church is expanding its ministry team to include a Parish Nurse.Β  What is a Parish Nurse?

As health counselors and educators, community resource liaisons and facilitators, parish nurses assist church members to become more aware of their health and to move toward a fuller sense of wholeness.

Parish nurses visit church members in their homes and hospitals. They advocate for patients, make referrals and assist in acquiring health-care equipment. They can help parishioners with lifestyle changes and transitions, like adjusting to using walkers, living with diabetes or other chronic illness, or moving into assisted-care facilities.

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Parish nurses promote wellness by doing regular blood-pressure checks and other health screenings. They coordinate blood banks, and develop support groups and health seminars. They help patients face such things as depression, osteoporosis and end-of-life issues, and can be present during emotional and spiritual crises.

Parish nursing is ecumenical and interfaith. There are approximately 6,000 parish nurses in the United States, many of whom have been in nursing for more than 10 years. Parish nursing in The United Methodist Church is linked with Congregational Health Ministries of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries.

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Do you know someone who might be interested in this important ministry?Β  Learn more about the skills and qualifications needed on our website:

http://www.brecksvilleumc.com/root/bumconline/news/read/?ID=3426





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