Faith Community Nurses are licensed, registered nurses who practice wholistic health for self, individuals, and the community using nursing knowledge combined with spiritual care. They function in paid and unpaid positions as pastoral team members in various religious faiths, cultures, and countries. Their work focuses on the intentional care of the spirit; helping individuals and faith-based organizations integrate the spiritual dimension into wholistic health and maintain and/or regain wholeness in mind, body, and spirit (Westberg Institute for Faith Community Nursing, 2022 & CAPNM, 2021).
References:
Westberg Institute (2022). What is faith community nursing? Westberg Institute of Faith Community Nursing. https://www.westberginstitute.org/faith-community-nursing.html
The Canadian Association of Parish Nursing Ministry. (2021). Standards. CAPNM. https://www.capnm.ca/about/standards/