IHWA Resource Center
Lending Library
All of the resources listed are available for Faith Community Nurses to“check out” for a 2 week period, unless otherwise noted. E-mail your request to or call 561-379-1972.
Books:
American Nurses Association.Faith Community Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice. Silver Spring, MD: ANA and Health Ministries Association, Inc., 2005.
Chase-Ziolek, Mary. Health, Healing & Wholeness: Engaging Congregations in Ministries of Health. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 2005.
Ebersole, Priscilla, Patricia Hess, Theris Touhy, Kathleen Jett, Ann Schmidt Luggen. Toward Healthy Aging.St. Louis: Mosby, 2008
Evans, Abigail Rian. Healing Litugies For The Seasons of Life. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2004
Feiler, Bruce. Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths. New York: HarperCollins, 2004
Kenner, Carole, Marlene Walden. Grant Writing Tips for Nurses. Wash. DC: American Nurses Association, 2001
Kirkwood, Neville A. Hospital Handbook on Multiculturalism and Religion. Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse, 1993
Libby, Bob. Grace Happens. Boston: Cowley Publications, 1994
Loring, Kate., Halstead Holman, David Sobel, Diana Laurent, Virginia Gonzalez, Marion Minor.Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions. Boulder, CO: Bull Publishing, 2006
Maxwell, Karie. Bedside Manners. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2005
Miller, James E. The Caregiver’s Book: Caring for Another, Caring for Yourself. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1996
Norlander, Linda. To Comfort Always: A Nurse’s Guide to End of Life Care. Washington, DC: American Nurses Publishing, 2001
Wilt, Dorothy, Carol J. Smucker. Nursing the Spirit. Washington, DC: American Nurses Association, 2001
Additional book topics: Nursing & Spirituality, Code of Ethics for Nurses; Nursing Management; Law; Family-Center Maternity Care;Sober for Good; Women’s Health; Case Managers Handbook
Educational Curriculum & Teaching Tools:
Empowering Diabetics, Self-Management Class – 5 weeks (non-clinical, excellent materials & handouts)
Search Your Heart – 9 weeks American Heart Association – Nutrition, Exercise & Cardiovascular Awareness
Mini-Breast TeachingModel – Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Guides & Resource Kits:
Interfaith Health & Wellness Wellness Articles for Newsletters & Church Bulletins
FL Dept. of Children & Families Child Advocacy & Awareness Kit
Health Ministries Association, Inc. A Guide to Developing a Health Ministry
Health Ministries Association, Inc Health Ministries & Parish Nursing: The Basics
Health Ministries Association, Inc, World Council of Churches Healing and Wholeness: The Churches’ Role in Health
RenfrewCenter Foundation – Eating Disorders Booklist
The MacFarland Institute.Caring For Your Congregation
The MacFarland Institute.Health Fair Introductory Guide
The MacFarland Institute. Health & Wellness Ministry Policy & Procedure Manual
Youth & Family Institute, Droege, Thomas The Healing Presence: Spiritual Exercises
Journal Articles:
Boykin, Anne, Parker, Marilyn, Touhy, Theris “Discovering the Beauty of Older Adults-Opening Doors.” Journal of Clinical Geropsychology, July 1998, Volume 4, Number 3.
Touhy, Theris A.“Nurturing Hope and Spirituality in the Nursing Home.”Holistic Nursing PracticeJuly 2001: 45-55.
Touhy, Theris, “Touching the Spirit of Elders in Nursing Homes: Ordinary yet Extraordinary Care.”International Journal for Human Caring Fall 2001: 12-17.
Videos, Audios, & DVDs:
Videos
Life Abundant: Celebrating Health, Healing and Wholeness, Presbyterian Church USA, Health Ministries
Identifying Alzheimer’s Disease, including Resource kit, National Family Caregivers Association
DVDs
Are You Prepared?, Palm Beach County Health Department. - English, Spanish & Creole
Healthy Living: 5 steps to staying healthy, Palm Beach County Health Department. - English, Spanish & Creole
Power to End Stroke, American Heart Association – English, Spanish, Creole
Where to Turn? Disaster Preparedness Tips, Florida Dept. of Health
CD ROM (Audio)
Guided Imagery - Time for Healing: Relaxation for Mind and Body, Regan, Catherine
Audio Bible for the Blind, AuroraMinistries
Cassette Tapes
Guided Imagery - Time for Healing: Relaxation for Mind and Body, Regan, Catherine
Clergy to Clergy: Helping You Minister to those confronting Illness, Death & Grief - Hospice Foundation of America