title: Hospital outreach to support faith community nursing.
abstract: A Faith Community Nurse (FCN) Program was initiated by a Magnet hospital and developed through collaboration between hospital departments and a university nurse educator. This article describes the program's development and activities that offer FCNs networking, free continuing education, and are an extension of the hospital's mission and values.
authors.affiliation: Health Education Center, Robinson Memorial Hospital, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Messerly
authors.forename: Michalene A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D002835:Christianity; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research