Nursing Education
Specially designed programs for current and future faith community nurses
"Let us never consider ourselves finished, nurses. We must be learning all of our lives."
~ Florence Nightingale
This course is required as preparation for RNs seeking to practice as Faith Community Nurses (FCNs). It is based on the 2024 curriculum developed through the Westberg Institute for Faith Community Nursing which is owned by the Spiritual Care Association of New York, NY.
Faith Community Nurses are actively licensed RNs who focus on whole-person health and the intentional care of the spirit. FCNs are of all faiths and practice in many different settings.
Course Methods: Advanced degree faculty includes FCNs who share real-life situations. Interaction and sharing by students is encouraged. Our student evaluation ratings average in the 95- percentile for both content and instruction quality! FCNNTC's offering is a mix of virtual synchronous learning via Zoom and asynchronous learning modules.
Contact hours: 37.5 contact hours for RNs. This course is jointly provided by FCNN and the Spiritual Care Association Nursing Division. The Spiritual Care Association Nursing Division is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. ANCC Provider Unit # P0623.
Course Content: The Foundations of Faith Community Nursing Course has modules that cover the following aspects of a faith community nurse's practice, please note that not all topics are shown here. Beginning your ministry; Prayer; Spiritual Care; Health Promotion; Legal and Ethical Issues; Documentation; Grief and Loss; Substance Use and Abuse; Behavioral Health; Assessment; Transitional Care; Trauma; etc.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING COURSE
Convene nurses and other health care professionals quarterly to facilitate continue education symposiums in a variety of topics. Our symposiums are designed for and by faith community nurses & created to meet the requirements of the Minnesota Board of Nursing. Topics are chosen based on recommendations from nurses that attend our programs and our Education Committee.
Refresher Course
This course is designed for faith community nurses that have completed the Foundations Course more than 5 years ago.
Currently No Upcoming Opportunities
Health Promoters Course
This course designed to for individuals at faith communities who would like to lead Health Ministries or help support a faith community nurse. It is not a replacement for the Foundations of Faith Community Nurses Course.
Currently No Upcoming Opportunities
Online Courses (Coming Soon)
Recorded Educational Programs available for nurses looking for continuing education programs that they can complete on their own time.
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