title: Parish nurse practice with client aggregates.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to describe 1 aspect of parish nurses' practice: working with client aggregates. Nineteen parish nurses practicing in 22 faith communities collected data using 2 standardized nursing classification systems--North American Nurses Diagnosis Association Taxonomy and Nursing Intervention Classification. Nurses recorded 77 group encounters for services provided over a 5-month period. The most frequent nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions are reported and emphasize health promotion and illness prevention. The parish nurse roles of educator, counselor, referral agent, and advocate-facilitator described in the literature were consistent with the findings of this study. In addition, the parish nurse as a member of the ministerial team is discussed. A focus group of the parish nurses provided validation of the results of aggregate practice.
authors.affiliation: Marquette University College of Nursing, Clark Hall, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA. darlene.weis@marquette.edu
authors.forename: Darlene M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Weis
authors.forename: Mary Jane
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Schank
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coenen
authors.forename: Rosemarie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matheus
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009739:Nursing Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012067:Religion