CDS
*Get My People GOING!! (CD) JUST RELEASED!
IPNRC: St. Louis, MO, April 2008
$25.00 (includes shipping)
A new wellness program, based on the Exodus story, is for children and adults of all ages and health conditions. The eight-week program encourages participants to choose three lifestyle areas they would like to improve: such as exercise, diet, sleep, prayer, time with friends, or drinking water. Each person is asked to choose a "buddy" with whom they check in weekly. Not everyone can run a marathon, even walk a mile, or get out of a chair, yet everyone can be part of this congregational wellness initiative. CDs are available from the IPNRC which include a participant booklet, an implementation manual, and a bulletin board. All materials may be personalized for your own congregational setting.
DVDs
*Called to Care through Faith Community Nursing (DVD)
IPNRC: St. Louis, MO, December 2007
$23.00 (includes shipping)
This ten-minute video is designed to encourage registered nurses to become actively involved in this growing specialty practice. The video introduces several faith community nurses who are among the more than ten thousand health professionals working in this specialty practice across the United States and around the world. Their personal journey into faith community, or parish nursing, is an inspiration to anyone with a passion for helping others.
*A Look at Parish Nursing (DVD)
IPNRC: St. Louis, MO, January 2007
$23.00 (includes shipping)
This ten-minute video was created by the IPNRC for churches considering parish nursing. This DVD features clergy, congregational members and parish nurses in an engaging format designed for use in with church councils, health cabinets, or staff meetings. It explores reasons to grow a church’s health ministry through parish nursing, looks at the roles of a parish nurse, and addresses some of the questions that arise when a parish considers this ministry.
*Granger Westberg: The Three Acts of Illness (DVD)
$12.00 (includes shipping)
This 34-minute classic DVD features Rev. Dr. Granger Westberg discussing the emphasis on tertiary care in Western medicine, and promoting the concept of investing in health promotion. Created for use in parish nurse continuing education settings and with other adult education classes.
*Wayne Muller (DVD)
$25.00 (includes shipping)
Recordings of Wayne Muller’s lectures and sermon from the 21st Annual Westberg Symposium are now available from the IPNRC. The proceeds will support the growth and development of parish nursing.
*To order the CD or one of the four DVDs above, please contact the International Parish Nurse Resource Center at 314.918.2559, email Susan Miller, or print order form and fax.
Books
The Essential Parish Nurse: ABCs for Congregational Health Ministry Deborah L. Patterson, The Pilgrim Press, 2003
ISBN: 0829815716
This introduction to parish nursing is for nurses, clergy, and interested lay leaders who are considering adding parish nursing to the ministry of their congregation. It walks the reader through the "ABCs" - exploring the idea, considering the options, understanding the roles and programming possibilities, and includes practical items like budget information, a health needs assessment survey and a job description.
Healing Words for Healing People: Prayers and Meditations for Parish Nurses and Other Health Professionals Deborah Patterson, The Pilgrim Press, 2005
ISBN: 0829816739
Doctors, nurses and clergy are among the "healing people" who work with those in pain. These prayers and meditations are written for the healing places where these healers find themselves - in hospitals, homes, congregations, and the community.
Health and Wellness: What Your Faith Community Can Do
Jill Westberg-McNamara, The Pilgrim Press, 2006.
ISBN: 0829817409
An updated guide to help faith communities expand their health outreach. As background for this book, McNamara met with a number of parish nurses to discuss the evolution of health cabinets over the past two decades. In addition, McNamara explores the history of medicine and its relationship to Christianity, expanding that focus to outline an interfaith approach to health and wellness programming. Jill Westberg McNamara, wrote the foundational book on health cabinets,
The Health Cabinet: How to Start a Wellness Committee in Your Church. Jill is the daughter of Granger Westberg, the founder of parish nursing.
The Parish Nurse: Providing a Minister of Health for Your Congregation Granger E. Westberg, Jill Westberg McNamara, Augsberg Fortress, 1990
ISBN: 0806624582
Although this book is 15 years old, it remains a classic for outlining the theory behind the development of the idea of parish nursing.
The Health Cabinet: How to Start a Wellness Committee in Your Church Jill Westberg McNamara, IPNRC, 2002
ISBN: 0972361405
This book is the "gold standard" for starting a health cabinet in your congregation to support and direct a parish nursing ministry.
Parish Nursing: Promoting Whole Person Health within Faith Communities Phyllis Ann Solari-Twadell and Mary Ann McDermott, eds., Sage, 1999
ISBN: 0761911839
This book is very helpful for the practicing parish nurse, coordinator, or faculty person. The editors and many of the authors have many years experience with parish nursing, and cover a wide range of topics. P. Ann Solari-Twadell is the former Director of the IPNRC.
Parish Nursing: Development, Education, and Administration P. Ann Solari-Twadell and Mary Ann McDermott, eds., Elsevier-Mosby, 2005
ISBN:0323034004
A second collection of essays on topics of interest to parish nurses, coordinators and faculty.
These books can be ordered at the Eden Bookstore (toll-free 877-627-5653) through their
website or through your favorite local or on-line bookstore.
Many other books and several videos on parish nursing are available at the Eden Bookstore. Visit their
website and click on "parish nurse." The bookstore can accept credit cards and checks in US funds.
DVDThe Spirit of Healing - $29.95
Produced by Advocate Health Care Parish Nurse Ministry
This eleven minute film's primary goal is to provide an intimate understanding of parish nursing, the specialty practice of Faith Community Nursing; explore the diversity of the nurse's role, and to demonstrate the impact of a parish nurse ministry on healing and health. This DVD has been developed specifically as an educational resource for nurses, clergy, health care systems, and faith communities.
To order this DVD, please contact Advocate Health Care Parish Nurse Ministry at
denise.dowling@advocatehealth.com or by calling 847.384.3744 to place an order.
Pins and Course Certificates Educational Partners may order the IPNRC stained glass pins and course certificates for graduates of their classes.
Print the IPNRC Order Form by clicking here.
Others please contact the Office Manager for information about another style of parish nurse pin at
smiller@eden.edu.
Blood Pressure Cards and Bookmarks To order blood pressure cards or bookmarks,
print the IPNRC Order Form by clicking here.
You must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader loaded to view the Order Form.
Click here to download it.
St. Louis on the Air Tuesday, October 03, 2006 Don Marsh's guests include Rev. Robert Keller, pastor of St. Paul UCC, St. Louis, Rev. Susan Naylor, RN, deacon and parish nurse at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Webster Groves, and Rev. Deborah Patterson, Executive Director, Deaconess Parish Nurse Ministries and the International Parish Nurse Resource Center.
You can also listen to the show as a podcast. More info at
http://www.kwmu.org/Programs/Slota/archivedetail.php?showid=2347 .