Pittsburgh Mercy Health System

Parish Nurse Program

Education & Resources

Parish Nurse Basic Preparation Course 2010

Dates:
Oct. 1 & 2 and Nov. 5 & 6, 2010
Cost: $395. RNs will earn 30 CEs and be commissioned as Parish Nurses.

As an educational partner of the International Parish Nurse Resource Center (IPNRC), we are among the first to offer the newly revised curriculum. The four-day couse consists of 16 modules taught by parish nurse educators who have completed IPNRC's faculty prep course and by other health professionals who have expertise in the content area.

The course is open to other health professionals and lay persons who are interested in promoting health and wellness in their churces. Those who are not RNs will be commissioned as Health Ministers.

Application

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Health Ministry Training

Health Ministry Training offered at your church. This training is for both lay persons and health professionals who want to serve their churches as health ministers.

The Mercy Parish Nurse and Health Ministry Program staff will conduct the training at your church. Average cost is $150 for 2 workshops (6 hours) and handouts for 10 participants. Contact us to design a workshop that will meet the needs of your congregation. Workshop topics include:

Building a Health Ministry Team
Promoting Health and Wellness in Your Church
Coordinating Volunteers
Visitation Ministry

Call for further information 412.232.5815.

Mercy Parish Nurse and Health Ministry Program
Computerized Documentation System

We invite you to try the demonstration (demo) version of our newly upgraded, user-friendly charting system, designed especially for those interested in documenting parish nurse and health ministry activities.

This demo is fully functional, except that the user cannot add or change clients. Users can, however, add new contacts and/or interventions to the existing clients.

The database provides users with a comprehensive array of options for data collection.
Select only the options you wish to use or that pertain to your ministry; disregard the rest.
The opening screen illustrates the scope of data that can be collected on clients and community outreach activities.
Get started by clicking on the box 'Individual Clients.'
Open the various pages of the chart: Demographics, Contacts, Interventions, Medications, Medical Conditions, and Allergies.
Note: Clicking on any box with blue text will open up another form.
Reports can be generated with ease to show the impact of your ministry. Simply click on the Reports button on the opening screen, enter the starting and ending dates, and then click on the report you want. For the purposes of this demo, using the start date of 090109 (Sept. 1, 2009) and the end date of 050610 (May 6, 2010) will bring up data in reports. Be sure to follow this format when entering dates: two digits for the month, two digits for the date, and the last two digits of the year.
Data for Blood Pressure Screenings and Small Group Activities can be efficiently entered via buttons on the opening screen. To view sample data that has been entered for a blood pressure screening, type in the Date: 041010 (April 10, 2010) and Site: Church.

Note how the parish nurse can document using a wholistic approach:

Client problems can be documented under the following categories: Physical, Mental, Spiritual, Relational, and Financial.
Details of client problems are expressed in lay terms so clergy and church council members can readily understand.
Rate client problems and client progress on a 1-5 scale, from Emergency to Problem Resolved.
Client outcomes can easily be identified.
Parish nurse interventions can be documented under the following categories: Assess, Advocate, Counsel, Educate, Refer, and Support.
Spiritual care and client problem examples are built in to the database. Simply select one or add your own.

To view the demo, your computer must have MS Access 2000 or later. To try the demo, click Mercy Parish Nurse and Health Ministry Program Computerized Documentation System and "Save" the file to your computer.

To purchase the Mercy Parish Nurse and Health Ministry Program Computerized Documentation System, click here. Purchase includes a training manual. The cost is $200. (Note: this is a one-time cost.) Ask about pricing for organizations with parish nurses at multiple sites.

For more information about the Mercy Parish Nurse and Health Ministry Program Computerized Documentation System, contact the Mercy Parish Nurse and Health Ministry Program at 412.232.5815 or e-mail Dorothy Mayernik at DMayernik@mercy.pmhs.org.

Parish Nurse Newsletter

Please enjoy these issues of The Faith Connection - News and Ideas for Your Health Ministry:

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