Exploring parish nursing from an ethnographic perspective.
OBJECTIVE
This study examined a parish program as an evolving nursing specialty.


METHODS
This is an ethnographic study of a parish nursing program in a southeastern U.S. city that included interviews with key informants, participant observations, and document analysis. Data were content analyzed. FINDINGS AND RESULTS: Findings indicate positive perceptions of the parish nursing program. Cultural themes include the process of discovery, commitment to the parish nurse and program, and fit with values and missions. Taxonomies of parish nurse attributes, actions, offerings, roles, and entrance requirements were derived.


CONCLUSIONS
Parish nursing offers nurses the opportunity to bridge physical, social, emotional, and spiritual lives into one caregiving experience.


CONCLUSIONS
Findings provide clinical guidance for parish nurses.
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Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009739:Nursing Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012068:Religion and Medicine