Table of Contents

1. Why a Parish Nurse Program?

2. A Brief History of the Parish Nurse Program

3. Eight Steps to a Parish Nurse Program

4. The Health Cabinet

5. What Does a Parish Nurse Do?

6. One Nurse's Experience: The First Year

7. Two Nurses Reflect on Their Ministries

8. The Parish Nurse: A Bridge between Science and Religion

9. Jesus' Healing Ministry and Our Faith

10. Whole Person and Whole Earth

Resources

A. Whole Person Health Inventory

B. Characteristics and Qualifications of a Parish Nurse

C. Sample Job Description

D. Sample Role Description

E. What a Parish Nurse Might Request

F. Models and Types of Parish Nurse Services

G. Minister of Health Education Program

H. Parish Nurse Agreement between Lutheran General Hospital and Congregations

I. A Rural Parish Nurse Network

J. Addresses

About the Author

Granger E. Westberg was a widely respected pioneer in holistic healthcare and the interrelationship of religion and medicine, and founder of the parish nurse program.