Practicing Presence with Authenticity
No abstract available (Source: Journal of Christian Nursing)
Source: Journal of Christian Nursing - September 15, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Department: Practicing Source Type: research

Helping Students Soar
No abstract available (Source: Journal of Christian Nursing)
Source: Journal of Christian Nursing - September 15, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Department: Called to Teach Source Type: research

Burned Out? Try Self-Compassion
No abstract available (Source: Journal of Christian Nursing)
Source: Journal of Christian Nursing - September 15, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Department: FAQs in Spiritual Care Source Type: research

Medical Missions: Engaging the Five Senses with Eternal Intentions
ABSTRACT: Participating in medical mission work can have incomparable spiritual value. Experiencing a foreign culture via sounds, sights, tastes, smells, and textures is a unique avenue for caring for people's physical needs that opens opportunities for spiritually-focused interactions. Nurses can gain cultural competency and humility as they help envision future ministry possibilities with local residents and mission team members. Practical preparation suggestions and a reading list are provided. (Source: Journal of Christian Nursing)
Source: Journal of Christian Nursing - September 15, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature: missions Source Type: research

Recognizing the Trauma of Adverse Childhood Experiences
ABSTRACT: Childhood trauma is linked to long-term negative health outcomes throughout the lifespan and is recognized as a public health crisis. Using the framework of the four main components of trauma-informed care is a beginning step in meeting the deep, unmet needs of adult patients with sensitivity and awareness. Christian nurses recognize Jesus as the first trauma-informed provider and model his relational characteristics as they promote healing from trauma. (Source: Journal of Christian Nursing)
Source: Journal of Christian Nursing - September 15, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature: practice Source Type: research

Making People Whole Through the Breath of Life: MMI's Integrated Health Education
ABSTRACT: For 50 years, Medical Ministry International has provided healthcare relief and development in 30 countries. Interprofessional teams of local and visiting volunteer workers promote healthcare sustainability, which has become more attainable with the addition of integrated health education based on Jesus' model of wholeness. Instructors teach basic health concepts to community residents while relating truths about God and his Word. Long-term change is evident when teams return to previously visited sites. (Source: Journal of Christian Nursing)
Source: Journal of Christian Nursing - September 15, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature: missions Source Type: research

Emotional Intelligence and Role-Modeling Nursing's Soft Skills
ABSTRACT: Developing and enhancing emotional intelligence in nursing students is a necessary element of nursing education. Various evidence-based strategies to cultivate emotional intelligence characteristics, such as self-reflection, self-awareness, problem-solving, and interprofessional collaboration in nursing students, are described along with the value of role-modeling Christian qualities that promote empathy and compassion in nursing graduates. (Source: Journal of Christian Nursing)
Source: Journal of Christian Nursing - September 15, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature: education Source Type: research

Faith Community Nursing: Identifying and Combating Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
ABSTRACT: The number of older adults worldwide is growing; the incidence of social isolation and loneliness among this population is also increasing. Social isolation and loneliness can have significant physical, mental, and spiritual impacts. Faith community nurses are in an optimal position to identify and intervene to help faith communities reduce the social isolation and loneliness among community-dwelling older adults. Risk factors and tools to identify both circumstances are discussed along with interventions and a case study. (Source: Journal of Christian Nursing)
Source: Journal of Christian Nursing - September 15, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature: NCPD Connection: faith community nursing Source Type: research

The Pain of Infertility
ABSTRACT: Infertility, the inability to conceive and/or carry a baby to term, is an agonizing experience for many. Both the experience and pain of infertility are ancient, shared by women and men of the Bible and by couples today. An insider's look into infertility can help nurses understand the suffering that occurs, suggest what can be said and done that can be helpful as well as hurtful, and offer insight into what can be gained personally and spiritually through the experience of infertility. (Source: Journal of Christian Nursing)
Source: Journal of Christian Nursing - September 15, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature: practice Source Type: research

Marital Satisfaction of Infertile Couples Using Natural Procreative Technology (NaProTECHNOLOGY)
ABSTRACT: Infertility affects one in 16 married women in the United States where 12.7% of these seek treatment. The stress of infertility and treatment is known to impact marital satisfaction, which can be further complicated by personal and religious beliefs regarding the ethics of some assistive reproductive technologies. A morally acceptable approach to infertility diagnosis and treatment is natural procreative technology or NaProTECHNOLOGY (NPT) using the Creighton Model FertilityCare™ System. A quantitative, descriptive study utilizing demographic surveys and the Index of Marital Satisfaction found that couples ...
Source: Journal of Christian Nursing - September 15, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature: research Source Type: research

Reducing the Negative Impact of Social Distancing Through Intentional Connectedness
ABSTRACT: Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in both positive and negative effects. Nursing education was significantly impacted by the necessity of remote learning and absence of clinical experiences. The purpose of this article is to discuss how intentionality in social connectedness can combat the negative impact of social distancing in nursing education. Lessons learned and strategies employed by nursing educators during the intentional application of social connectedness are presented. (Source: Journal of Christian Nursing)
Source: Journal of Christian Nursing - September 15, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature: NCPD Connection: practice/education Source Type: research

God Is With You
No abstract available (Source: Journal of Christian Nursing)
Source: Journal of Christian Nursing - September 15, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Department: What's Vital? Source Type: research

The Gate Control Theory of Overstrain
No abstract available (Source: Journal of Christian Nursing)
Source: Journal of Christian Nursing - September 15, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Department: Christian Ethics Source Type: research

Student TXT
No abstract available (Source: Journal of Christian Nursing)
Source: Journal of Christian Nursing - September 15, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Department: Student TXT Source Type: research

Health Ministries Association Faith Community Nursing COVID-19 Vaccine Statement
No abstract available (Source: Journal of Christian Nursing)
Source: Journal of Christian Nursing - September 15, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Department: Nursing in the Church Source Type: research