title: Who are parish nurses?
abstract: This article introduces parish nursing by describing seven areas, including: the varied professional background of nurses, their educational background, the nurse as a unique person, resources to which interdisciplinary professionals and parish nurses can turn, limitations of the practice, a brief history of the profession, and types of practices.
authors.affiliation: Butler County Community College, El Dorado, KS 67042, USA. glpkevans@worldnet.att.net
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital; D002835:Christianity; D002977:Clergy; D004506:Education, Nursing; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000193:education; D011361:Professional Competence; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce