A nurse has been hired to be the parish nurse in a new church ...

[Haya94]

A nurse has been hired to be the parish nurse in a new church community. Which is the best strategy for identifying the needs of this faith community?
 
  A) Distribute an educational needs survey to the women's auxiliary.
  B) Attend meetings for the representative different groups.
  C) Form an ad hoc committee with formal leaders to study the health ministry.
  D) Make decisions with input from the local community.

Question 2

Which nurses would be ideal for faith community nursing, if the work is less physically demanding and provides flexibility in the work schedule?
 
  A) Ambulatory care
  B) Critical care
  C) Nurse practitioner
  D) Retired

[matt95]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Some strategies for identifying faith community needs include attend meetings for the different groups; distribute an educational needs survey to various groups within the faith community, not just one segment; form an ad hoc committee to study the health ministry with both formal and informal leaders; and remember to only make decisions with input from the faith community.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
Retired professional nurses are ideally suited to work as faith community nurses. As the nursing workforce ages, creative ways to maintain an adequate cadre of nurses to meet the health needs of the population are needed. Older nurses are likely to want or need more flexibility in their schedules and work situations that are less physically demanding.