Faith Community Nursing Tools
Join the Listserv
Join our listserve and communicate directly with other faith community nurses
NOTE: For Faith Community Nurses only
To join, send an email to the address below.
faithcommunitynursenetwork-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Members of the listserv that desire to change thier email addresses must: 1. unsubscribe to the group with thier current email address, and 2. re-subscribe to the group using thier new email address. The moderator does not make these updates. If you have difficulty with the process, please feel free to contact our office for further assistance. 651.204.0904.
National Library of Medicine Resource Links
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is the world's largest medical library and the creator of MEDLINE. NLM provides reliable health information on the World Wide Web through a series of diverse web products (links listed below). These links do not require a subscription or fee and have been made available to the general public.
PubMed - Provides access to MEDLINE. Includes state-of-the-art retrieval features such as "related articles," links to related databases, and links to many sites providing full-text articles.
MedlinePlus - NLM's site for quality up-to-date and totally private consumer health information. Clinical trials, MEDLINE searches, drug information, encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, news, interactive tutorials, and Spanish-language version are included.
Loansome Doc - An electronic order feature for obtaining a full-text copy of documents found in MEDLINE. Registration is required & local fees may apply.
ClinicalTrials.gov - Provides easy access to information on over 12,000 clinical research studies.
LocatorPlus - NLM's online catalog providing information about the Library's holdings of books, journal titles, and audiovisuals.
Toxnet - An extensive collection of bibliographic and full-text information covering the effects of drugs and other chemicals on humans.
Tox Town - An interactive guide to commonly encountered toxic substances encountered in everyday places.
NLM Gateway - Provides a single access point for the many information resources of NLM.
Images from the History of Medicine - A database of over 60,000 illustrations from the history of the health sciences.
Profiles in Science - Provides access to the archival collections of pioneering biomedical scientists of the 20th century.
Exhibit Program - Online tours of NLM exhibits
More information about PubMed and other products & programs of NLM
Documentation Tools
Screening Worksheet (Word Document)
Client Family Information Form (Word Document)
Individual Flow Sheet (Word Document)
Narrative (Word Document)
AHC Monthly Summary/Statistics (Word Document)
FCNN Area Coordinators
Faith Community Nurse Coordinators increase the potential for growth, enrichment, sustainability and advancement of the FCN profession by developing FCN programs and/or building networks which give information specific to geographical, institutional or denominational areas. Contact the coordinator that is appropriate for your area of practice.
Metro Area FCN Coordinators List (pdf)
Professional Resources
The Health Ministries Association is recognized as the only national professional membership organization for faith community nurses.
Other Professional Resources
| CaringBridge Website | United Way | International Parish Nurse Resource Center |
| Depression Support Coalition | ECHO Minnesota |
Other Resources
Who is a Faith Community Nurse? What is Faith Community Nursing?
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Respite Care Resources for Caregivers
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Community Resources for Seniors (Powerpoint) |
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Activity for Mental and Spiritual Health/Older Adult with Dementia |
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Assisting with activities of daily living (ADLs)
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| Eating | Dressing | Grooming |
| Walking | Transferring | Bathing |
| Using toilet | Shopping | Preparing Meals |
| Housekeeping | Doing laundry | Money management |
| Using the phone | Taking medication | Getting from location to location |
Maintaining personal faith - download the files below and save to them to your computer. You may burn the MP3 files to a CD. To play these files on your computer, you will need the necessary software such as iTunes or Windows Media Player.
- Faith During our Older Years Devotional Thoughts for Those Who Assist the Frail Elderly (audio recordings in .zip file format)
- Faith During our Older Years Devotional Thoughts for Older Adults (audio recordings in .zip file format)
- Continuing Religious Practices
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| The links to documents above are offered in MS Word format. | ||
FCN Library Collection
In 2004, the Faith Community Nurse Network established a collection of faith community nursing reference materials at the Hennepin County Library System. It was our intent to make these texts and materials available to practicing faith community nurses throughout our region and state via the inter-library loan system. The collection is based at the Brooklyn Center Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430.
Search the Hennepin County Library system here.