Faith Community Nursing Summary for the Minutes
In 2012 the American Nurses Association (ANA) published a 2nd edition of Faith Community Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Jean Bokinskie, PhD, RN, Concordia College, is a contributing author.
In the publication, the term faith community nurse (FCN) is used to represent a registered nurse specializing in faith community nursing. There are 16 Standards of Practice identified for FCN with additional competencies for the graduate-level prepared Faith Community Nurse and the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. They are: (1) Assessment ( 2) Diagnosis (3) Outcomes Identification (4) Planning (5) Implementation (5A) Coordination of Care (5 B) Health Teaching and Health Promotion (5 C) Consultation (5 D) Prescriptive Authority and Treatment–The advanced practice registered nurse uses prescriptive authority, procedures, referrals, treatments, and therapies in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations (6) Evaluation (7) Ethics (8) Education (9) Evidence-Based Practice and Research (10) Quality of Practice (11) Communication (12) Leadership (13) Collaboration
(14) Professional Practice Evaluation (15) Resource Utilization (16) Environmental Health
The Standards of Practice for Faith Community Nursing
Standard 1. Assessment. The FCN collects comprehensive data pertinent to the healthcare consumer’s wholistic health or the situation.
Standard 2. Diagnosis. The FCN analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues.
Standard 3. Outcomes Identification. The FCN identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation.
Standard 4. Planning. The FCN develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
Standard 5. Implementation. The FCN implements the identified plan.
Standard 5A. Coordination of Care. The FCN coordinates care delivery.
Standard 5 B. Health Teaching and Health Promotion. The FCN employs strategies
topromote wholistic health, wellness, and a safe environment.
Standard 5 C. Consultation. The FCN provides consultation to facilitate understanding
and influence the specified plan of care, enhance the abilities of others, and
effect change.
Standard 5 D. Prescriptive Authority and Treatment. The advanced practice
Registerednurse uses prescriptive authority, procedures, referrals, treatments, and
Therapies in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations.
Standard 6. Evaluation. The FCN evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
Standard 7. Ethics. The FCN practices ethically.
Standard 8. Education. The FCN attains knowledge and competence that reflect current nursing practice.
Standard 9. Evidence-Based Practice and Research. The FCN integrates evidence and research findings into practice.
Standard 10. Quality of Practice. The FCN contributes to quality nursing practice.
Standard 11. Communication. The FCN communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.
Standard 12. Leadership. The FCN demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
Standard 13. Collaboration. The FCN collaborates with the healthcare consumer, family, and others in the conduct of nursing practice.
Standard 14. Professional Practice Evaluation. The FCN evaluates his or her own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules, and regulations.
Standard 15. Resource Utilization. The FCN utilizes appropriate resources to plan and provide nursing services that are safe, effective, and financially responsible.
Standard 16. Environmental Health. The FCN practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.