Faith Community Nursing

Foundations of Faith Community Nursing Class - Spring 2022
Virtual Class Scheduled for May 12, 13, 19 & 20
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• For currently licensed RNs who want to practice as Faith Community Nurses. This class (offered online) includes 36.5 contact hours. More information on this class will be posted in the coming weeks. Please contact Bethany.Tollefson@centracare.com with any concerns or questions.
• The Foundations of Faith Community Nursing course is based on the curriculum developed through the Westberg Institute for Faith Community Nursing, which is owned by Church Health of Memphis, Inc. 1350 Concourse Ave., Ste. 142, Memphis, TN 38104

In faith community nursing, clients work with specially trained nurses who integrate spiritual care with health care to create a more holistic healing experience. Faith community nursing plays a role in the broader dimension of congregational ministries by bringing a registered nurse to the ministry team. This provides a unique blend of nursing and ministry. However, one does not need to be connected with a faith community to become a Faith Community Nurse. For more information, please see our Becoming a Faith Community Nurse webpage.

Faith Community Nurse Partnership of Central MN Group Meetings Information

FCN meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. View latest meetings calendar via Google Docs.

Please the review following FCN newsletter. View February/March newsletter via Google Docs.

For more information or to request group meetings details, please e-mail Bethany.Tollefson@centracare.com

Committee Information:

President: Rona Bless, FCN, Trinity Lutheran, Long Prairie

Congratulations to New Faith Community Nurses!

Eighteen nursing professionals have recently taken on additional training to be leaders in their faith communities, known as Integrators of Faith and Health. These individuals completed the Foundations of Faith Community Nursing class.

Faith community nursing is a specialized area of professional nursing recognized by the American Nurses Association. The class members who were commissioned include:

May 2021

Kristin Brandt, MN*
Michelle Hanson, MN*
Rebecca Harpold, Virginia
Mary Jorgenson, MN
Abigail Mokhtary, MN
Denise Pederson, MN
Ruth Vandenberg, BC, Canada
Carol Whitehead, CA

November 2020

Renee Becker - MN
Alishia Claibourn - CA
Jeanne Cleary - MN
Rebecca Dotson - NC
Deb Hendrickson - MN
Della Kenion - NC
Ashley Marquardt - MN
Lisa Moschkau - MN *
Cindy Steffl - MN
Christine Zaineddin - NC

*CentraCare employee

Photos From Past Faith Community Nursing Events

2019 - Blessing of Hands

2018 - November FCN Commissioning

2018 - Blessing of Hands