1. Contact the local council of churches to see if there is a parish nurse in your community. If so, arrange to spend a day with the nurse. A. Interview the nurse regarding the role functions of the...

1. Contact the local council of churches to see if there is a parish nurse in your community. If so, arrange to spend a day with the nurse.

A. Interview the nurse regarding the role functions of the parish nurse.

B. Ask how the standards of practice of the parish nurse are integrated into the practice.

 2. Discuss with classmates the similarities and differences between parish nursing and the roles of other nurses in community health. Review the content in this chapter, and compare your answers.

 3. Choose a Healthy People 2020 objective to implement in a parish nursing setting. Discuss plans for implementing the objective and evaluating the outcomes. What data did you use to develop a plan for implementing? How did you choose your population?