November 13, 2007 == MEDIA ADVISORY
Summary: The 10th Calvin College parish nursing class will celebrate the completion of its program on Saturday, November 17 with a noon ceremony in the Calvin chapel.
Full story see http://www.calvin.edu/news/releases/2007-08/parish-nursing.htm
An octet of local nurses will mark the completion of 36 hours of continuing education in parish nursing with a ceremony at Calvin College marked by both the receiving of a document of completion and a hand washing and blessing.
This new group of graduates will become part of a cadre of more than 100 registered nurses, representing 11 denominations, who have completed the program at Calvin College since it began in the fall of 2003.
Parish nursing is a 2,000-year-old tradition, partnering caregivers and churches in a relationship that seeks to heal body, mind and spirit. Its earliest roots are with the monks and nuns who provided care for the sick and caring for the children, the widowed and the poor during the early days of Christianity.
Today, Gordon said, a parish or church nurse is a registered nurse who works with a specific congregation to help church members maintain and improve their quality of life. In 1997 parish nursing was designated by the American Nursing Association as a speciality practice.
This winter Calvin will offer the eleventh session of its parish nursing basic preparation program. The weekend session dates are January 25 and 26, February 22 and 23 and March 21 and 22, 2008. The Friday time frame is 4 to 9:30 p.m. The Saturday time frame is 9 to 6 p.m.
Contact Beth Gordon at 616-526-7076 or bg22@calvin.edu
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