| About the Editors | p. xi |
| Contributors | p. xiii |
| Preface | p. xvii |
| Introduction to Parish Nursing and Health Care Chaplaincy | |
| Who Are Parish Nurses? | p. 3 |
| Varied Professional Backgrounds | p. 3 |
| A Personal Story | p. 6 |
| Resources | p. 7 |
| History of Parish Nursing | p. 9 |
| Types of Practice | p. 10 |
| An Introduction to Health Care Chaplaincy | p. 13 |
| Spiritual Well-Being/Spiritual Distress | p. 14 |
| Additional Services of Chaplains | p. 21 |
| The Profession of Pastoral Care | p. 27 |
| Conclusion | p. 29 |
| Religious and Theological Considerations | |
| Toward a Christian Theology of Nursing | p. 35 |
| A History of Nursing and the Church | p. 35 |
| How Theology Informs Nursing | p. 44 |
| Preparation for Parish Nursing--Spiritual Formation and Clinical Pastoral Education | |
| Spiritual Formation for Parish Nursing | p. 57 |
| Introduction | p. 57 |
| Spiritual Formation | p. 59 |
| Conclusion | p. 65 |
| A Mystical Understanding of Clinical Pastoral Education | p. 67 |
| Parish Nursing and Clinical Pastoral Education | p. 77 |
| Developing the Program | p. 77 |
| The Program | p. 78 |
| Issues Raised by Parish Nurses | p. 81 |
| Evaluation of the Program | p. 83 |
| Conclusion | p. 87 |
| A Partnership That Matters: Collaborative Interdisciplinary Ministry Among Faith Community Nurses and Faith Group Leaders | p. 89 |
| What Our Experience Has Taught Us | p. 90 |
| The McGill Model of Nursing Informs Our Collaborative Experience | p. 94 |
| Collaborative Learning Through Inquiry | p. 96 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 100 |
| Nurses and the Clergy Working Together: Meeting the Challenge | p. 105 |
| Background | p. 105 |
| Relationship Building | p. 106 |
| Perceptions of Parish Nursing | p. 107 |
| Approach to Planning | p. 107 |
| The Institute Program | p. 109 |
| Interprofessional Dynamics | |
| How to Begin a Parish Health Ministry: A Juggling Act | p. 113 |
| Prejuggling | p. 113 |
| Entering the Arena | p. 115 |
| Beginning Juggling | p. 116 |
| Keeping the Balls in the Air | p. 117 |
| Losing Control of the Balls (Embracing Conflict) | p. 118 |
| When to Pass the Ball | p. 120 |
| Adding More Balls | p. 121 |
| Evaluation | p. 121 |
| The Show Must Go On | p. 122 |
| Invitation to a Shared Community Ministry | p. 123 |
| Health Care Chaplains and Spiritual Care | p. 124 |
| Role of the Church | p. 124 |
| Parish Nurse Ministry | p. 125 |
| Weaving a Shared Ministry | p. 126 |
| Does It Always Work? | p. 129 |
| Achieving a Continuum of Spiritual Care | p. 130 |
| Spiritual Care: Bridging the Disciplines in Congregational Health Ministries | p. 131 |
| Terminology | p. 131 |
| Ministry Events | p. 135 |
| Principles of Effective Collaboration | p. 138 |
| Role Violations | p. 139 |
| Conclusion | p. 140 |
| Faith Community Nursing and Health Care Chaplaincy in Australia: A New Collaboration | p. 143 |
| Faith Community Nursing in Australia | p. 144 |
| Social and Religious Context in Australia | p. 146 |
| Supportive Relationships Among Clergy, Nurses, and Health Committees | p. 148 |
| Trust and Communication | p. 150 |
| Developing a Continuum of Spiritual Care | p. 151 |
| FCN and Chaplaincy Pilot Project | p. 153 |
| Epilogue | p. 154 |
| Practice Models | |
| A Parish Nurse and Pastor Reflect on the Personal and Corporate Ministry of Pastoral Care | p. 161 |
| Ministry Is Personal, Corporate, and Collaborative | p. 161 |
| Wellness and Illness | p. 163 |
| Staff for Pastoral Care--As Art | p. 165 |
| A Conversation with Pastoral Church Staff Members About Their Parish Nurse Program | p. 171 |
| Connections, Collisions, and Complementarity: The Dynamic of Health Care Chaplain, Parish Nurse, and Parish Clergy Collaboration | p. 181 |
| Background | p. 181 |
| Chaplain and Parish Nurse Entry into Community | p. 182 |
| Definitions and Case Examples | p. 183 |
| Conclusion | p. 186 |
| Modeling the Wisdom of Journeying Together: Parish Nursing and Chaplaincy | p. 189 |
| The Journey | p. 190 |
| The Ministry of Relationships and Modeling | p. 190 |
| Implementation of Vision into Reality | p. 198 |
| Evaluating Our Journey | p. 199 |
| Our Continued Challenge | p. 199 |
| Relationships to Health Care Institutions | |
| The Role of the Health Care Institution in Pastor and Parish Nurse Team Building | p. 203 |
| The Institution's Support of the Volunteer Parish Nurse Program | p. 204 |
| A Continuum of Parish Nurse and Pastoral Staff Relationships | p. 205 |
| The Institution's and Parish Nurse Coordinator's Roles in Supporting Programs and Good Working Relationships | p. 212 |
| Summary | p. 216 |
| Theoretical Models of Parish Nursing, Chaplains, and Community Clergy Interdisciplinary Relationships | p. 217 |
| Underlying Philosophy | p. 218 |
| Mission/Ministry Model | p. 218 |
| Marketplace Models | p. 220 |
| Access Models | p. 223 |
| Conclusion | p. 224 |
| Further Cooperation and Resources for Growth | |
| Good Care of Patients: A Plea for More Humility and Less Pride from All Professionals | p. 229 |
| Resources for Individual and Team Growth | p. 235 |
| For and About Pastors and Pastoral Care | p. 237 |
| For and About Parish Nurses | p. 242 |
| Specific Opportunities for Ministry: For Ministers and Nurses | p. 243 |
| Index | p. 251 |
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